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Installation Guide for 6900/8900

Hard Drives

PUB-0193-02

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Summary of Contents for 6900

Page 1: ...Installation Guide for 6900 8900 Hard Drives PUB 0193 02 ...

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Page 3: ...ng by F5 Export Regulation Notice This product may include cryptographic software Under the Export Administration Act the United States government may consider it a criminal offense to export this product from the United States RF Interference Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequat...

Page 4: ...lass A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take corrective actions The power cables included with this platform are designed for use solely with this platform ...

Page 5: ...Replacing Hard Drives About the hard drives If a hard drive fails Replacing the primary hard drive with the spare hard drive Creating a spare disk Halting the system ...

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Page 7: ...of a drive failure Important We recommend that you back up your BIG IP configuration files any time you change them In the event of a drive failure you can replace the hard drive and then you can reinstall the version of the BIG IP software you were running and use the configuration backup to restore the system to its previous state Figure 1 The front of a 6900 8900 platform and the location of th...

Page 8: ...ntil you receive the replacement hard drive you can perform the following steps 1 Remove the failed hard drive and replace it with the new one that you received from F5 Networks 2 Reinstall the BIG IP software 3 Copy a backup configuration file to the system For version 10 0 1 If you have run the sparedisk utility previously you can move the spare hard drive to the primary hard drive bay The spare...

Page 9: ...ation see Halting the system on page 6 2 Remove the front bezel from the unit 3 Remove the primary hard drive a Loosen the hard drive screw by turning it counterclockwise using an appropriate screwdriver if necessary Note The screws that hold the hard drives to the chassis are captive and cannot be removed b Grasp the ejector handle and pull straight toward you to eject the hard drive from the sys...

Page 10: ...hard drive 1 Ensure that the system is properly halted and shut down For more information see Halting the system on page 6 2 Slide the new hard drive into hard drive bay 2 see Figure 1 3 Tighten the screw into place by turning it clockwise using an appropriate screwdriver if necessary The hard drive is connected to the system when you tighten the screw completely 4 Power up the system by pressing ...

Page 11: ...rd drive fails To create a spare disk 1 Boot the BIG IP system into the TMOS maintenance operating system a Use a console server to log on to the system using the root account b Type the following command mosreboot 2 Type the following command sparedisk This process takes several minutes As the new hard drive is written you will see status updates on the screen 3 Verify the status of the spare dis...

Page 12: ...s the X button then use the arrow keys to navigate to the System menu 2 Press the Check button 3 Navigate to the Halt menu 4 Press the Check button 5 Press the Check button again at the confirmation screen 6 Wait 30 seconds 7 Hold the X button for four seconds to power off the unit After you halt and power off the system you can add or remove a hard drive ...

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