Replacing a disk drive in the 8335-GTC, 8335-GTG, 8335-GTH, 8335-GTW, or 8335-GTX system

To replace a disk drive, complete the steps in this procedure.

1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is plugged into a ground jack or connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Hold the disk drive by the top and bottom edges as you position the disk drive, and insert it into the disk drive slot.
   Important: Ensure that the disk drive is fully seated and is all the way into the system.
3. Lock the disk drive bay handle (A) by pushing in the handle release.
   See Figure 1.

   

4. Configure the installed disk drive for your environment.
   After you insert the new disk drive, you must scan for the device. Choose one of the following options depending on the operating system that you are using:

   • Ubuntu Linux operating system:

     Ubuntu can automatically detect storage devices. You may not need to rescan the disk drives; proceed to verifying that the new disk drive is active.

     To run the rescan-scsi-bus command in the Ubuntu Linux operating system, log in to the system as the root user, and run the following command:

     rescan-scsi-bus

     The rescan-scsi-bus tool is available in the scsitools package; install the package by using the following command:

     sudo apt-get install scsitools

   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): To run the rescan command in the RHEL operating system, log in to the system as the root user, and run the command:

     rescan-scsi-bus.sh -a

     The rescan-scsi-bus tool is available in the sg3_utils package; install the package by using the following command:

     yum install sg3_utils

     You may also want to refer to: Adding a Storage Device or Path

   Verify that the new drive is active by running the following command:

   lsscsi

5. Load or restore data from your backup media.