Preparing the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure to remove and replace a disk drive or SSD with the power turned on in Linux

Learn about the steps you must complete before you remove and replace a disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) in an enclosure with the Linux operating system or Linux logical partition that controls the drive location powered on.

If the drive that you are removing is in the root volume group (rootvg) and it is not protected by either Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) or mirroring, or to use the powered-off procedure, go to Removing and replacing a disk drive or SSD in the 5147-024, ESLL, or ESLS storage enclosure with the system power turned off.

To prepare the system to remove and replace a disk drive or solid-state drive, complete the following steps:

  1. Identify the part and the enclosure that you want to service. The disk drive and SSD slots are located in the front of the enclosure. Figure 1 shows the front of the ESLL storage enclosure, Figure 2 shows the front of the ESLS storage enclosure, Figure 3 shows the rear view of the storage enclosures, and Figure 4 shows the locations of the service indicators for the enclosures.
    Figure 1. Front view of the ESLL storage enclosure showing the disk drive locations
    Front view of the ESLL storage enclosure showing the disk drive locations
    Figure 2. Front view of the 5147-024 or ESLS storage enclosure showing the drive locations
    Front view of the 5147-024 or ESLS storage enclosure showing the drive locations
    Figure 3. Rear view of the storage enclosures
    Rear view of the storage enclosures
    Figure 4. Front view of the storage enclosure showing the service indicators
    Front view of the storage enclosure showing the service indicators
    Note: When you have drive slots available in a system, enclosure, or expansion unit, fill the slot positions in the system first. However, you can choose a different disk drive or solid-state drive placement that depends on your data protection strategy.
  2. To identify the drive by using the iprconfig command before you remove a disk drive or solid-state drive, complete the following steps:
    1. Log in as root user.
    2. Type iprconfig on the command line of the Linux session and press Enter. The IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display is shown.
    3. Select Analyze log. Press Enter. The Kernel Messages Log display is shown.
      Figure 5. Kernel Messages Log
                                            Kernel Messages Log

Select one of the following:

    1. View most recent ipr error messages
    2. View ipr error messages
    3. View all kernel error messages
    4. View iprconfig error messages
    5. Set root kernel message log directory
    6. Set default editor
    7. Restore defaults
    8. View ipr boot time messages

Selection:
e=Exit
    4. Select View most recent ipr error messages from the Kernel Messages Log display. Press Enter.
    5. Find the entry in the log for the drive you want to replace.
    6. Record the location information for the drive.
      Note: The location information is in either of these forms:
      0:0:5:0
      In this example, 0 is the SCSI host number, 0 is the SCSI bus, 5 is the SCSI target ID, and 0 is the logical unit number (LUN).
      0/00-0E-02
      In this example, 0 is the SCSI host number, 00 is the I/O adapter (IOA) SAS port, 0E is the expander port, and 02 is the device port.
    7. Type iprconfig on the command line and press Enter. The IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display is shown.
    8. Select Display hardware status from the IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display. Press Enter. The Display Hardware Status screen displays as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7.
      Figure 6. Example Display Hardware Status
                                   Display Hardware Status
Type option, press Enter.
  1=Display hardware resource information details
OPT Name   PCI/SCSI Location          Description               Status
--- ------ -------------------------- ------------------------- ----------------
           0000:01:00.0/0:            PCI-E SAS RAID Adapter    Operational
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:0:0       Advanced Function SSD     Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:1:0       Advanced Function SSD     Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:2:0       Advanced Function SSD     Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:3:0       Advanced Function SSD     Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:4:0       Advanced Function SSD     Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:5:0       Advanced Function SSD     Failed
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:6:0       Advanced Function SSD     Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:8:0       Enclosure               Active
           0000:01:00.0/0:0:9:0       Enclosure               Active
           0001:01:00.0/1:            PCI-E SAS RAID Adapter    Operational
           0001:01:00.0/1:0:3:0       Advanced Function SSD     Remote
           0001:01:00.0/1:0:4:0       Advanced Function SSD     Remote
           0001:01:00.0/1:0:5:0       Advanced Function SSD     Remote
                                      More...
e=Exit   q=Cancel   r=Refresh   t=Toggle   f=PageDn   b=PageUp
      Figure 7. Example Display Hardware Status
                   Display Hardware Status
Type option, press Enter.
  1=Display hardware resource information details
OPT Name   Resource Path/Address                Vendor      Product ID         Status
--- ------ -------------------------- -------- ----------------  ----------------
   sg23    FE                                   IBM         57CE001SISIOA      Operational
   sg0     00-0E-01                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Active
   sg1     00-0E-0A                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Active
   sg2     00-0E-0B                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Active
   sg3     00-0E-03                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Active
   sg4     00-0E-09                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Active
   sg5     00-0E-02                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Failed
   sg6     00-0E-04                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Active
   sg7     00-0C-26                             IBM         5887             Active
   sg8     00-0E-26                             IBM         5887             Active
   sg47    FE                                   IBM         57CE001SISIOA      Operational
   sg26    00-0E-01                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Remote
   sg27    00-0E-0A                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Remote
   sg28    00-0E-0B                             IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM   Remote
                                                More...
e=Exit   q=Cancel   r=Refresh   t=Toggle   f=PageDn   b=PageUp
    9. If the drive you want to replace is unprotected or in use, move the data from the drive before you continue with this procedure. If the drive is in a RAID 0 (non-redundant RAID array), after you move the data, delete the RAID 0 before proceeding. For SAS RAID controller information, see the SAS RAID controllers for Linux topic.
    10. Look for the drive at the SCSI location you recorded. The drive might have a Failed status.
    11. Return to the IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display.
    12. If you are removing a solid-state device that is on a PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter, go to Removing and replacing the SAS RAID adapter, and complete that procedure.
    13. From the IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display, select Work with disk unit recovery. Press Enter.
    14. From the Work with Disk Unit Recovery display, select Concurrent remove device, and press Enter. A Concurrent Device Remove display is shown, similar to the following examples shown in Figure 8 and Figure 9.
      Figure 8. Example Concurrent Device Remove display
                                        Concurrent Device Remove

Choose a single location for remove operations
  1=Select

OPT Name   PCI/SCSI Location          Description               Status
--- ------ -------------------------- ------------------------- -----------------
           U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D1                           Empty
  sg0      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D2    Advanced Function SSD     Active
  sg5      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D3    Advanced Function SSD     Failed
  sg3      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D4    Advanced Function SSD     Active
  sg6      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D5    Advanced Function SSD     Active
           U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D6                           Empty
           U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D7                           Empty
           U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D8                           Empty
           U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D9                           Empty
  sg4      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D10   Advanced Function SSD     Active
  sg1      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D11   Advanced Function SSD     Active
  sg2      U5887.001.Z065075-P1-D12   Advanced Function SSD     Active
      Figure 9. Example Concurrent Device Remove display
                                        Concurrent Device Remove
Choose a single location for remove operations
  1=Select
OPT Name    SCSI Host/Resource Path          Vendor      Product ID            Status
--- ------ ---------------------------- -------- ---------------- --------------
            0/00-0E-00                                                       Empty
  sg0       0/00-0E-01                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Active
  sg5       0/00-0E-02                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Failed
  sg3       0/00-0E-03                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Active
  sg6       0/00-0E-04                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Active
            0/00-0E-05                                                       Empty
            0/00-0E-06                                                       Empty
            0/00-0E-07                                                       Empty
            0/00-0E-08                                                       Empty
  sg4       0/00-0E-09                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Active
  sg1       0/00-0E-0A                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Active
  sg2       0/00-0E-0B                       IBM         SG9XCA2E200GEIBM      Active
e=Exit   q=Cancel   t=Toggle
    15. Press T to toggle between the Concurrent Device Remove panels.
    16. Type 1 (Select) next to the location for this drive (0:0:5:0 or 0/00-0E-02). The Verify Device Concurrent Remove display is shown. The service indicator flashes for that drive slot.
  3. Find the package that contains the new drive.
    Attention: Drives are fragile. Handle with care.
  4. Attach the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap.
    Attention:
    • Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap to the front ESD jack, to the rear ESD jack, or to an unpainted metal surface of your hardware to prevent the electrostatic discharge from damaging your hardware.
    • When you use an ESD wrist strap, follow all electrical safety procedures. An ESD wrist strap is used for static control. It does not increase or decrease your risk of receiving electric shock when using or working on electrical equipment.
    • If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, just prior to removing the product from ESD packaging and installing or replacing hardware, touch an unpainted metal surface of the system for a minimum of 5 seconds.
  5. Remove the drive from the static-protective package and place it on an ESD mat.
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Last updated: Fri, July 26, 2019