Cisco Systems OL-11303-01 manual File Locations, Swapping Out a Disk Drive on a Cisco MCS

Chapter 5 General Troubleshooting Tips for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express System

File Locations

Swapping Out a Disk Drive on a Cisco MCS 7825

All versions of the Cisco MCS 7825 have front-accessible, simple-swap SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) hard-disk drives. The SATA hard-disk drives are accessible through openings in the front bezel of the server. If a hard-disk drive fails, schedule server downtime, power down the server, and replace the failed SATA drive by removing it (each drive is equipped with a front latch that positively mates the drive to the server) and replacing it with an unconfigured spare hard-disk drive.

Follow these steps to change the disk:

Procedure

Step 1 Turn off the server and all peripheral devices.

Step 2 Disconnect the power cord and all external cables.

Step 3 Remove the bad hard-disk drive.

Step 4 Insert the new hard-disk drive.

Step 5 Connect the power cord and all external cables.

Step 6 Turn on the power.

Step 7 Reinstall the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express operating system and restore the application and your data from a backup.

Swapping Out a Disk Drive on a Cisco MCS 7835 or Cisco MCS 7845

All versions of the Cisco MCS 7835 and the Cisco MCS 7845 support up to six Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) hot-plug hard drives (or five hot-plug hard drives and one hot-plug tape drive) that are configured using RAID 1. These are hot-swappable SCSI drives, so you can change them without powering down the server.

Follow these steps to change a hard-disk drive if it fails:

Procedure

Step 1 Remove the bad hard-disk drive.

Note You do not need to turn off the power on your system.

Step 2 Insert the new hard-disk drive.

The system automatically synchronizes the new disk with no interruption.

File Locations

System administrators use several files. Table 5-1lists the locations of several common files.

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