HP ProLiant DL760 Server User Manual
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Installing Hardware Options - Hot Pluggable 5-9
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Never remove a working drive when another drive has failed. Drives
that have been failed by the controller are indicated by the amber Drive
Failure LED on the drive tray. Permanent data loss will occur if a
working drive is removed when replacing a failed drive.
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Never remove a drive while another drive is being rebuilt. A drive’s
Online LED will be flashing green whenever it is being rebuilt. A
replaced drive is restored from data stored on the other drives.
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Never turn a ProLiant Storage System off while the server
controlling it is powered on. Doing so will cause the server’s Smart
Controller to mark the drives as “failed.” This could result in permanent
data loss.
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If an online spare drive is installed, wait for the spare drive to finish
rebuilding before replacing the failed drive. When a drive fails, the
online spare will become active and begin being rebuilt as a replacement
drive. After the online spare has been completely rebuilt (Online LED
will be solid green), the failed drive should be replaced with a new
replacement drive. Do not replace the failed drive with the online spare.
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A POST error message will occur when the system is turned on if a
drive has been replaced while the system is off. When this occurs you
will be prompted to:
PRESS <F1> TO BOOT THE SYSTEM AND REBUILD THE REPLACED DRIVE, or
PRESS <F2> TO BOOT THE SYSTEM AND NOT REBUILD THE DRIVE(S).
CAUTION: Pressing F2 will cause permanent data loss to the entire logical
drive. F2 should be pressed only if all of the drives have been replaced or if
complete data loss is desired.
NOTE: When a drive configured for fault tolerance is replaced, the replacement drive will
automatically begin restoring when it is installed. When a drive is in the process of being
restored, the Online LED will flash green. The LED will continue to flash until the drive is
completely restored.