Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting & Diagnostics

Module Replacement Procedures

Disk Module Replacement Procedures

CAUTION! Not all disk modules are hot pluggable. See Table 11 and the appropriate replacement procedure in this chapter for information on replacing a disk module.

NOTE! Replacement of a disk module is not the same as installing additional capacity to an operating storage system. To add capacity, see "Installing Additional Disk Modules".

Table 11. Host Support of Hot Pluggable Disk Modules

Disk Module

HP 3000 Series 900

HP 9000 Series 700,

HP 9000 Series 800

 

 

C-Series, J-Series

Version 9.04, 10.01*

 

 

 

 

Single-Ended (SE)

No

No

No

 

 

 

 

F/W Differential (DF)

Yes

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

*The storage system does not support version 10.0 for HP-UX systems.

To replace a disk module:

1.Determine the proper disk module replacement procedure to use, based on:

∙the type of disk module being replaced (SE or DF)

∙the type of host system and its configuration

2.If the disk module is single-ended (SE), follow the steps in one of the following procedures:

∙SE Disk Module Replacement Procedure (HP 3000 Series 900)

∙SE Disk Module Replacement Procedure (HP 9000 Series 700, C-Series, J-Series)

∙SE Disk Module Replacement Procedure (HP 9000 Series 800)

3.If the disk module is differential (DF), see Figure 29 then follow the steps in one of the following procedures:

∙DF Disk Module Replacement/Recovery Procedure (HP 3000 Series 900)

∙DF Disk Module Replacement Procedure (HP 9000 Series 700, C-Series, J-Series)

∙DF Disk Module Replacement Procedure (HP 9000 Series 800, No Strict Mirroring)

∙DF Disk Module Replacement/Recovery Procedure for Attached Physical Volumes (HP 9000 Series 800 with Strict Mirroring)

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