Learn about the steps you
must complete before you remove and replace a disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) by using the
hot-spare function in an enclosure with the IBM® i
operating system or IBM i logical partition that
controls the drive location powered on.
To prepare the system to remove and replace a disk drive or solid-state drive,
complete the following steps:
- Determine the protection status of the disk drive or solid-state drive that you are
replacing. For instructions, see Determining the disk drive or solid-state drive protection status in the IBM i operating system.
- If you are removing a solid-state device that is on a PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter, go to Replacing an SSD module on the PCIe RAID and SSD SAS
adapter and complete that procedure.
- 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 and Figure 2 show
the front view and rear view of the enclosure and the disk drive locations
in the enclosure.
Figure 1. Front view
of the 5887 disk drive
enclosure showing
the disk drive locations
Figure 2. Rear view of the 5887 disk drive
enclosure
Figure 3 shows
the locations of the disk drive service indicators for the enclosure.
Figure 3. Front view of the 5887 disk drive
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.
- Locate the disk drive or solid-state drive to be replaced and record the location information.
Then, use the location information to activate the identify light for that drive. For instructions,
see Activating
the failing-part indicator light.
- Determine whether the disk drive or solid-state drive to be removed is a non-configured drive
by completing the following steps:
- Type strsst on the command line of the IBM i session, and then press Enter.
- Type your service tools user ID and service tools password, and then press
Enter.
- Select Work with disk units, and then press
Enter.
- Select Display Disk Configuration, and then press
Enter.
- Select Display non-configured units, and then press
Enter.
- Is the failed drive listed as a non-configured drive in
the display?
- Is the disk drive to be removed controlled by the load
source adapter?
- No: Go to step 10.
- Yes: Go to the next step.
- Is the disk drive to be removed located in a valid load
source position?
- Choose the concurrent maintenance option. This option shows
the disk drive location on the concurrent maintenance display. Go
to step 12.
- From the Hardware Service Manager, navigate to Select Device Concurrent
Maintenance option. Press Enter. The Device Concurrent Maintenance display is shown, as shown in the Figure 4.
Figure 4. Example Device Concurrent Maintenance display Device Concurrent Maintenance
Type the choices, then press Enter.
Specify either physical location or resource name.
Physical location:
U787A.001.1234567-P3-D4
or
Device resource name:
Specify action as 1=Remove device 2=Install device
Action to be performed . . . . . . . .: 1
Enter a time value between 00 and 19.
Time delay needed in minutes . . . . .: 01
F3=Exit F5=Refresh F12=Cancel
- If the physical location does not show in the Device Concurrent Maintenance display, type the
physical location where you are replacing the disk drive or solid-state drive as shown in the
following example:
The physical location has the following form: U787A.001.AAAXXXX-P3-D4
where P3-D4 is the position of the disk drive or solid-state drive in the system
unit or an expansion unit. You can get the U787A.001.AAAXXXX location
information from the control panel display on the system unit or expansion unit.
If you cannot get the information from the control panel, find the feature code (FC) and sequence
number (SN or SEQ) on the label that is on the front of the system unit or an expansion unit as
shown in the following figure.
Figure 5. Example system or expansion unit label
In this example, U787A.001.AAAXXXX-P3-D4, U787A.001 comes from the feature code
(FC) on the label, AAAXXXX comes from the last 7 digits of the sequence number (SN or SEQ) on the
label, and P3–D4 is the slot where you are replacing the disk drive or solid-state drive.
In the example, U5074.001.AAAXXXX-DB3-D32, you would replace a disk drive
or solid-state drive in the expansion unit with type 5074, model 001, sequence number
AAAXXXX, and disk drive or solid-state drive position DB3–D32.
- Select 1 (Remove device) for the action to be completed.
- Set the time delay in minutes. For example, for one minute enter: 01
Note: You can set an appropriate time delay of 01 - 19 minutes to allow
adequate time to access the disk drive or solid-state drive.
Important: Do not press Enter now.
- Find the package that contains the new drive.
Attention: Drives are fragile. Handle with care.
- 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.
- Remove the drive from the static-protective package and place it on an ESD mat.
Figure 2. Rear view of the 5887 disk drive enclosure
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.
