Replacement Disk Drives | IBM SY33-0193-00 specification

Removing

and

Replacing

FRUs

Exchanging

Disk

Drives

When

a

maintenance

procedure requires you to replace a faulty disk

drive

with

a

one,

first

check

whether

the

disk drive to be removed is a member

of

a

RAID

a

Ÿ If

the

disk

drive to

be

changed IS NOT a member of an array,

go

to

“Exchangi

an

Array

Disk”

on page 20.

ŸIf the disk drive to be changed IS a member of an array, go to “Exchanging Non-Array Disk Drive.”

Replacement Disk Drives

There

are two

points to note about

a disk

drive

you

are

installing

to

replace a

unit.

Ÿ If

the

replacement

disk drive

is

a

new

unit

from

the

factory,

or

one previous

in an AIX machine, it will be placed on

the

list

of New Resources. It must be

converted

to

a Free

Resource

before

it

can

be

used

by the

PC.

ŸIf the replacement disk was previously formatted as a member of a RAID array

different	system, it	will be	identified	as	a Pre-Configured disk. It must be c
to a Free	Resource	before	it can be	used	in the new system.

Exchanging a Non-Array Disk Drive

The procedure depends on whether you are using the DOS configurator or the RSM configurator.

Using the DOS Configurator

1. From the Main Menu, selectSSA Adapter List

2. Select the required adapter from the list displayed.

3.	From	the Adapter	Menu, DiskelectService		Aids .
4.	Select the disk		drive that you want			to	change.
	If	necessary use the		Identify function			to find the disk drive. Press	F9	(Flash
	the	Check light flashes		on the	selected		disk drive; press F10 (FlashOff)	to	remo
	the	function.

5. Put the disk drive into Service Mode.

Place the cursor on the disk drive entry and press F4.

6.Remove the old drive and replace it with a newHardwareone (see the unit Maintenance Manual).

7. Press Esc to exit from the Service Aids window.

This action automatically resets Service Mode on the new disk drive.

 Copyright IBM Corp. 1998

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Contents

IBM Page October Maintenance Manual 1998 First Contents Identify How This Book Is Organized About This Supplement SerialRAID Adapter Installation and , User’s S33-3283Guide Related PublicationsIBM SerialRAID Adapter Technical ,ReferenceSA33-3275-01 SerialRAID SerialRAID Adapter Installation and Usersfor moreGuidetails General Information SRN Table Using the SRN TableSee Installation Displaying SRNs Repair Verification Verify Adapters Unless You are instructed Service Request Numbers SRNs5 SSA Service Request Numbers SRNs7 FRU List Service Request Numbers SRNs9 40% Service Request Numbers SRNs11 Software and Microcode Errors SSA Loop Configurations that Are Not ValidDealing with Fast-Write Problems Service Request Numbers SRNs13 IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Example SSA Link Error Problem Determination Link Status Lights Light Locating a Broken Loop IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Exchanging a Non-Array Disk Drive Replacement Disk DrivesUsing the DOS Configurator Disk RSM ConfiguratorUsing Guide List UsingExchanging an Array Disk Using the RSM Configurator Exchanging an Array Disk Module IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Installing a Dram Exchanging the Fast-Write Cache CardRemoving the Cache Card Refer to Figure Remove Pin2/ Removing the Fast-Write Cache Card Card Direction shown by the arrow in the diagram, and plug it Installing the Collar and Pin of the Fast-Write Cache Card Accessing Service Aids from Service Aids and OtherDisk Service Aids Adapter Installation Users Guide Configurator Accessing Service Aids To Set Service Mode with the DOS Configurator Service Mode Here Loop Is broken Between Third Fourth disk Drives Status To Set Service Mode With the RSM Configurator Format Disk To Format Using the DOS Configurator To Format With the RSM Configurator To Certify using the DOS ConfiguratorCertify Disk To Certify With the RSM Configurator Download Microcode Function To Identify with the DOS ConfiguratorTo Identify With the RSM Configurator Identify Function Finding the Device Are AvailableFinding the Physical Finding the Device When View SSA Event Log Event/Error LoggerError Summary Log IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information To a Maintenance Tasks Using the RSM Configurator Nvram FromList Array Maintenance Manual Modifying Attributes of ResourcesSelectNot Present Blank Slot To select the disk drives for the array Creating an Array To create an array IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Attaching a Resource IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Utilities IntroductionEvent IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information YOU BOOK?SRN? Is the SRN 45PAA? MAP 015 2010-4IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information IBM the SerialRAID Adapter Installation . Users Guide MAP 2320 SSA LinkANY Are TextBreak 012 013 FAILING?016 018 TextBreakIs a Yes 017 2320-6IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information MAP 2323 SSA Intermittent Error PAA Example 2323-4IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information MAP 2324 SSA RAID SelectDisk Service Aids Did the Diagnostics Give YOU ANY Other SRN? Do YOU have SRN 49500?Yes No 002 Action Not Necessarily by You? Are ANY Disk Drives LISTED? Disks 022 019Yes 020 021 Did Did the Certify Service AID Fail AGAIN? 038 Open LOOP? 041 Adapter Installation . Users GuideYes 039 040 Yes 046 047048 Use Hot Modify Attributes051 054 Is the Problem SOLVED?SelectSSA Adapter List On ANY ARRAY? 062 059060 Yes No 061 065 066Yes No 067 071 RAID Checkout069 Yes No 070 Or More 075Yes No 076 077 Into 092 089090 Yes 091 How 2324-20IBM SerialRAID Adapter Maintenance Information Yes No 005 MAP 2410 SSA Repair VerificationAPPLICABLE? Are ALL Check Lights OFF? 006 You have just exchanged a disk drive Page IBM