Verify a SAS Drive

After you install a SAS drive, you can verify its functionality.

1. Access Oracle ILOM.

   See Access the SP (Oracle ILOM).

2. Check for the presence of the drive.

   -> show /SYS/DBP/HDDx/PRSNT
   /SYS/DBP/HDD0/PRSNT
   Targets:
   
       Properties:
           type = Entity Presence
           ipmi_name = HDD0/PRSNT
           class = Discrete Sensor
           value = Present
           alarm_status = cleared
   
   ->

   where x is 0 to 7.

3. Consider your next step.

   • If you installed a new drive as part of a replacement operation, verify that the drive is no longer considered faulty, then return to this procedure. See Locate a Faulty Drive.

   • If you installed a new drive to increase functionality, go to Step 4.

4. If the OS is shut down, and the drive you replaced was not the boot device, boot the OS.

   Depending on the nature of the replaced drive, you might need to perform administrative tasks to reinstall software before the server can boot. Refer to the OS documentation for more information.

5. Verify that the blue Ready-to-Remove LED is no longer lit on the drive that you installed.

   See SAS Drive LEDs.

6. If the previous steps indicate that the drive is functioning properly, perform the tasks required to configure the drive.

   See the OS documentation.

Related Information

• Install a SAS Drive

• SAS Drive Configuration

• SAS Drive LEDs

• Locate a Faulty Drive