NEC Express5800 Series User Manual page 285

Replacing 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drive
Follow the procedure below to remove the failed hard disk. If the hard disk fails, it should be replaced
with new device with the server powered-on.
IMPORTANT:
SYSTEM FOR UPGRADE" before starting installing or removing options. You can replace disks
during continuous operation.
Replacing the Hard Disk Drive
1.
Locate the failed hard disk.
When a hard disk fails, the DISK ACCESS LED on the hard disk drive's handle
illuminates amber.
2.
Remove the failed hard disk referring to "Replacing Failed Hard Disk Drives" on page 3-21 and
"Removing 3.5-inch Hard Disk
No need to shut down Windows Server 2003.
3.
Refer to the steps in
CHECK:
The hard disk to be installed for replacement must have the same specifications as its
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mirroring hard disk.
After disk physical format, refer to "Disk Operation" in Chapter 3 and restore the dual
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configuration. For physical format, see "SAS BIOS ~Adaptec SAS/SATAConfiguration
Utility~" in Chapter 4, "System Configuration," and format disks with Disk Utilities. To
format disks, select "Server," "Monitoring Configuration" and set "Option ROM Scan
Monitoring" to Disabled." For how to configure the setting, see "System BIOS ~ SETUP
~" in Chapter 4, "System Configuration."
4.
Restore the redundant configuration (see Chapter 3).
Make sure to read "ANTI-STATICMEASURES" and
Drive" on page 8-8.
"Installing 3.5-inch Hard Disk
System Upgrade 8-9
"PREPARING YOUR
Drive" to install a new hard disk.