HP 6400/8400 HP Disk Drive Replacement Instructions (652989-001, June 2011) - Page 4
Removing a disk drive, Changing the Device Addition Policy
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6. For an impending failure, you must ungroup the disk before you remove it: NOTE: You should only ungroup one disk at a time. Before you ungroup a disk, verify that leveling is not in progress and that sufficient free space is available. After you ungroup the disk, verify the status of the disk group before continuing. For more information about leveling and free space, see the Enterprise Virtual Array configuration best practices white paper for your array model. Removing a disk drive 1. Determine the status of the disk drive from the hot-plug disk drive LEDs. 2. Back up all data on the disk drive. CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the storage enclosure unless all bays are populated with either a disk drive or a blank. a. Click Ungroup. b. Click Ungroup in background. 3. Press the drive latch on the disk drive to unlatch the lever (1, Figure 11), and move the lever to the left (2). CAUTION: When selecting Ungroup in background, a dialog box is displayed indicating the Operation succeeded. This indicates that the ungroup operation has been initiated. You can monitor the progress of the ungroup on the Disk Drive Properties window. c. Click the Disk Drive tab and monitor the ungroup progress in the Migration progress field (Figure 10). Figure 10 Monitoring ungroup progress . When the ungroup is complete, continue with the next step. NOTE: The ungrouping process may take up to several hours to complete. The time depends on the capacity of the disk and the level of storage system activity. If, after attempting to ungroup the disk, the Requested usage and Actual usage boxes do not display Ungrouped or the Migration progress box does not display 100%, contact your HP-authorized service representative for assistance. 7. Click Remove to prepare the disk for removal. The status indicators on the disk will begin flashing to help you locate the disk. You can now remove the disk as described in Removing a hard drive. Figure 11 Removing a disk drive . 4. Pull the disk drive out of the drive bay (3). Changing the Device Addition Policy To prevent the storage system from automatically grouping a new disk that may have the incorrect firmware on it, check the Device Addition Policy and set it to manual if necessary: 1. In the HP P6000 Command View navigation pane, select the storage system. The Initialized Storage System Properties window opens. 2. Click System Options. 3. Select Set system operational policies. 4. If the Device Addition Policy is set to Automatic, change it to Manual. 5. Click Save changes. NOTE: To return the Device Addition Policy to automatic, repeat this procedure after you verify that the disk has the correct firmware version. Page 4