Remove a Hard Drive (Hot-Plug)

Removing a hard drive from the server is a three-step process. You must first identify the drive you want to remove, unconfigure that drive from the server, and then manually remove the drive from the chassis.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, complete these tasks:

• Read the section, Safety Information.

1. At the Solaris prompt, issue the cfgadm -al command to list all drives in the device tree, including drives that are not configured. Type:

   # cfgadm -al

   This command should identify the Ap_id for the hard drive you wish to remove, as in Sample Ap_id Output.

2. Issue the cfgadm -c unconfigure command to unconfigure the disk.

   For example, type:

   # cfgadm -c unconfigure c0::dsk/d1t1d1

   where c0:dsk/c0t1d1 is the disk that you are trying to unconfigure.

3. Wait until the blue Ready-to-Remove LED lights.

   This LED will help you identify which drive is unconfigured and can be removed.

4. On the drive you plan to remove, push the hard drive release button to open the latch.
   

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   Caution - The latch is not an ejector. Do not bend the latch too far. Doing so can damage the latch.

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5. Grasp the latch and pull the drive out of the drive slot.

Example 13 Sample Ap_id Output

 
Ap_id                          Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
c0                             scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/d1t0d0                 disk         connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/d1t1d0                 disk         connected    configured   unknown
usb0/1                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb0/2                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb0/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/1                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/2                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/1                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/2                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/3                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/4                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/5                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/6                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/7                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb2/8                         unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
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