Replacing the cache directory card

When the maintenance procedures direct you to replace the cache directory card, carefully follow this procedure.

Attention: Perform this procedure only if you are directed from an isolation procedure or a maintenance analysis procedure (MAP).
Attention: Static electricity can damage this device and your system unit. To avoid damage, keep this device in its antistatic protective bag until you are ready to install it. To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, read the following precautions:
  • Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you.
  • Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.
  • Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed printed circuitry.
  • Do not leave the device where others can handle and possibly damage the device.
  • While the device is still in its antistatic package, touch it to an unpainted metal part of the system unit for at least two seconds. (This drains static electricity from the package and from your body.)
  • Remove the device from its package and install it directly into your system unit without setting it down. If it is necessary to set the device down, place it on its static-protective package. (If your device is a controller, place it component-side up.) Do not place the device on your system unit cover or on a metal table.
  • Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather, as heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.

To replace the cache directory card, complete the following steps:

  1. Remove the controller using the remove procedures for the model or expansion unit on which you are working.
  2. Locate the cache directory card  A .
    Cache directory card
  3. Unseat the connector on the cache directory card by wiggling the two corners over the connector, using a rocking motion. Then lift the cache directory card off the connector and out of the guides on the plastic support rail.
  4. Install the replacement cache directory card  A  by inserting it into the guides on the plastic support rail and then seating it on the connector.
    Cache directory card
  5. Install the controller using the installation procedures for the model or expansion unit on which you are working.
Parent topic: SAS RAID controller maintenance


Last updated: Wed, May 24, 2017