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Replacing a disk shelf
Replacing a disk shelf
Removing a disk shelf from a loop
Removing a daisy-
chained disk shelf
To remove a disk shelf from a loop of disk shelves, complete the following steps.
Step
Action
1
Ground yourself to the system chassis using the grounding leash.
2
Shut down your storage appliance by entering the following command
at the console:
halt
Caution
Always use the
halt
command to perform a clean shutdown.
3
Verify that the LCD display at the front of your storage appliance
displays the following message:
Halted
4
Turn off the power switch on the disk shelf.
5
Disconnect the two disk shelf power cords from the disk shelf that you
are going to remove.
6
Disconnect and remove the Fibre Channel cables connecting the disk
shelf to the other disk shelves or your storage appliance.
7
Disconnect the grounding strap connecting the disk shelf to the other
disk shelves or your storage appliance.
8
Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws from the flanges of
the disk shelf retention bracket.
9
With the help of another person, remove the disk shelf from the rack.
WARNING
WARNING
The disk shelf is very heavy when fully loaded and requires at
least two people to remove it.
