HP rp8420 HP 9000 rp8420 Server - User Service Guide, Fifth Edition - Page 115

Removing the Disk Drive, Removing and Replacing a Removable Media Drive, diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx

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Removing the Disk Drive 1. Disengage the front locking latch on the disk drive by pushing the release tab to the right and the latch lever to the left. 2. Pull forward on the front locking latch and carefully slide the disk drive from the chassis. Figure 6-13 Disk Drive Detail Replacing the Disk Drive 1. Sometimes diskinfo and ioscan will display cached data. Running diskinfo on the device without a disk installed clears the cached data. Enter the following commands. For the diskinfo command, the 'x' s are replaced with actual values. #diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx #ioscan -f 2. Be sure the front locking latch is open, then carefully position the disk drive in the chassis. 3. Slide the disk drive into the chassis; a slow, firm pressure is needed to properly seat the connection. 4. Depress the front locking latch to secure the disk drive in the chassis. 5. Spin up the disk by entering one of the following commands. For the diskinfo command, the 'x' s are replaced with actual values. #diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx #ioscan -f Removing and Replacing a Removable Media Drive A removable media drive can either be a DVD drive or DDS-4 tape drive located in the front of the chassis. The system power must be shut down before attempting to remove or replace this FRU. See "Powering down Hardware Components and Powering on the Server" (page 103) for more information. Removing and Replacing a Removable Media Drive 115

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Removing the Disk Drive
1.
Disengage the front locking latch on the disk drive by pushing the release tab to the right
and the latch lever to the left.
2.
Pull forward on the front locking latch and carefully slide the disk drive from the chassis.
Figure 6-13 Disk Drive Detail
Replacing the Disk Drive
1.
Sometimes
diskinfo
and
ioscan
will display cached data. Running
diskinfo
on the
device without a disk installed clears the cached data. Enter the following commands. For
the
diskinfo
command, the ‘x’ s are replaced with actual values.
#diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx
#ioscan -f
2.
Be sure the front locking latch is open, then carefully position the disk drive in the chassis.
3.
Slide the disk drive into the chassis; a slow, firm pressure is needed to properly seat the
connection.
4.
Depress the front locking latch to secure the disk drive in the chassis.
5.
Spin up the disk by entering one of the following commands. For the
diskinfo
command,
the ‘x’ s are replaced with actual values.
#diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx
#ioscan -f
Removing and Replacing a Removable Media Drive
A removable media drive can either be a DVD drive or DDS-4 tape drive located in the front of
the chassis. The system power must be shut down before attempting to remove or replace this
FRU. See
“Powering down Hardware Components and Powering on the Server” (page 103)
for
more information.
Removing and Replacing a Removable Media Drive
115