About replacing a drive in single-drive system
For i7000/i10000/i11000 Series platforms that include only one drive by default, the drive is located in
drive bay 1. You must install the replacement drive back into drive bay 1. You must also power down the
system when replacing a drive as part of routine maintenance or in the event of a drive failure.
Important: The replacement storage drive provided by F5
®
does not come with pre-installed software.
You will need to create a bootable USB flash drive to install software onto the drive. Alternately, you can
use a PXE server to install the software. For more information, see
support.f5.com/kb/en-us/
solutions/public/13000/100/sol13117.html
.
Prerequisites for replacing a single drive
Before you replace a storage drive in a single-drive system, you need:
• A USB flash drive with a storage capacity that exceeds the size of the desired F5
®
software ISO
image
• An F5 software ISO image
• An F5 system or a Linux system that is used to create a bootable USB flash drive
Replace a storage drive tray in a single-drive system
You can remove the faulty drive from the chassis and install the blank replacement drive that you
received from F5
®
Networks. You can access the storage drives after removing the fan tray from the back
of the chassis.
Note: All photos shown are examples. The appearance of your components or accessories might vary
slightly.
1.
Locate the fan tray on the back of the chassis.
2.
Loosen the fan tray screws by turning them counterclockwise with a Phillips screwdriver.
Note: The screws that hold the fan tray in place are captive and cannot be removed from the
assembly.
3.
Remove the fan tray from the chassis by grasping the handles and pulling straight toward you.
4.
Remove the faulty drive by pushing the lever in the middle of the drive tray to the left.
5.
Pull the large latch straight toward you to eject the drive tray from the chassis.
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