b.
At the command line, type
diag
and then press
Enter
.
c.
On the Diagnostic Operating Instructions display, press
Enter
to continue.
d.
On the Function Selection display, select Task Selection.
e.
Select RAID Array Manager.
f.
Select IBM SAS Disk Array Manager.
g.
Select Diagnostics and Recovery Options.
h.
Select SCSI and SCSI RAID Hot Plug Manager.
i.
To identify the location of the drive to be removed, select Identify a Device Attached to an SCSI
Hot Swap Enclosure Device
.
j.
Choose the slot corresponding to the drive, and then press
Enter
.
Notes:
If the device is in use and cannot be removed, complete the following actions:
v
Verify that all users of the device have been removed and that the device can be unconfigured.
v
If the device is in a Raid array that will go to a failed state when you remove the drive, the
array must be deleted first. See Deleting a disk array(http://www.ibm.com/support/
knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8ebj/sasdeletingasasdiskarray.htm).
v
If the drive you are removing is mirrored, you will need to break the mirror before you remove
the drive. Contact your system administrator for assistance.
k.
Verify that the identify LED for that slot is flashing rapidly, and record the location of the slot.
l.
Press
Enter
to stop the LED from flashing and continue.
m.
To prepare to remove the drive, press F3 to return to the SCSI and SCSI RAID Hot Plug Manager
display.
n.
Select Replace/Remove a Device Attached to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device.
8.
On the console, select the drive that you want to remove, and then press
Enter
.
Note:
When you press
Enter
, the identify LED stops flashing and is ON (solid).
Removing a disk drive or solid-state drive from the 8284-21A or 8284-22A system
with the power turned on in AIX
Find information about removing a disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) from a system with the AIX
operating system or AIX logical partition that controls the drive location powered on.
To remove a disk drive or solid-state drive from a system, complete the following steps:
1.
Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is
connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2.
Choose from the following options:
v
If you are removing a disk drive in a system, continue with step 3.
v
If you are removing a solid-state drive in an expanded function system, continue with step 9 on
page 53.
3.
When the identify LED turns on solid, unlock the drive bay handle (B) by pressing the handle latch
(A)
and pulling it out toward you, as shown in Figure 50 on page 52 and Figure 51 on page 52. If the
handle is not all the way out, the solid-state drive cannot slide out of the system.
Disk drives or solid-state drives
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