Attention: When you handle
4.Unpack the new drives.
Set the drives on a dry, level surface away from magnetic fields. Save the packing material and documentation in case you have to return the drives.
5.Complete the following steps:
a.Stop all I/O activity to the storage subsystem and attached storage expansion enclosures.
b.Make sure that all of the green drive activity LEDs on the front of the storage subsystem (and on all attached storage expansion enclosures) are not flashing.
c.Make sure that the green cache active LEDs are off. See “Controller LEDs” on page 53 for the location of the cache active LEDs.
d.If applicable, use the
Attention: To turn off all power to the storage subsystem, you must turn off both
6.Turn off the power to each device according to the following shutdown sequence:
a.Turn off power to the host before you turn off power to the storage subsystem. If the host must stay
b.Turn off power to the storage subsystem before you turn off power to the storage expansion enclosures. Turn off both
c.Turn off power to other supporting devices (for example, management stations or Ethernet switches).
7.Use the procedures in “Replacing a
8.After you install all the new drives, check the system documentation for the hardware devices that you intend to
a.Turn on the power to the supporting devices (for example, Ethernet switches and management stations) before you turn off power to the storage subsystem.
b.Turn on the storage expansion enclosures before the storage subsystem. The controllers might not recognize the correct configuration if the drives are
c.Turn on the power to the storage subsystem; then, restart or turn on the power to the host.
9.Turn on the power to each device, according to the
