DELL EMC SCALEIO READY NODE 13G: R730 INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER CARD REPLACEMENT PLEASE NOTE: THIS VIDEO IS MEANT TO SUPPLEMENT, BUT NOT REPLACE, A COMPLETE READING OF THE CURRENT FRU PROCEDURE, AS OBTAINED FROM THE DELL/EMC SOLVE DESKTOP APPLICATION.
IF THERE IS ANY APPARENT CONTRADICTION BETWEEN THIS VIDEO AND THE FRU PROCEDURE, ALWAYS DEFER TO THE CURRENT FRU PROCEDURE.
FIRST STEP: EITHER YOU OR THE CUSTOMER LOG IN TO THE SCALEIO ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM USING AN ID WITH RIGHTS TO RUN THE SCALEIO GUI DOUBLE-CLICK THE EMC SCALEIO GUI ENTER IP ADDRESS OR NAME OF MASTER MDM.
ENTER AN ADMINISTRATOR-LEVEL ID AND PASSWORD. GO TO THE "HARDWARE" TAB. REMOVE SCALEIO SOFTWARE FROM THE NODE. THE REMOVAL WILL WAIT UNTIL REBALANCE ACTIVITY COMPLETES... ...AND UNTIL THE HOST REBOOTS.
DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF DATA TO BE REBALANCED, THIS STEP COULD TAKE SEVERAL HOURS. REMOVE THE NODE AND UNASSIGN IP ADDRESSES.
POWER-OFF THE SVM. REMOVE THE HOST FROM THE INVENTORY. LOG INTO THE IDRAC USING ROOT ID OR ITS EQUIVALENT. CLICK BOTH "SYSTEM ID LED ON/OFF" AND "POWER ON/OFF" CLICK "OK" TO EACH ACTION.
IDRAC DISPLAY REFRESHES... THE SYSTEM ID LED IS NOW FLASHING. AT THIS POINT THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE GRACEFULLY SHUT DOWN DELL 13G R730 INTEGRATE STORAGE CONTROLLER CARD REPLACEMENT LOCATE THE SYSTEM.
SYSTEM SHOULD BE POWERED DOWN, WITH THE SYSTEM ID LED FLASHING. DOUBLE-CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER GENTLY SLIDE THE SYSTEM OUT. TAKE ESD PRECAUTIONS. REMOVE THE COVER. REMOVE THE COOLING SHROUD.
LOOSEN THE SCREWS THAT SECURE THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER CABLE TO THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER CARD CONNECTOR.
ON THE SYSTEM BOARD LIFT THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER CABLE AWAY FROM THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER
CARD HOLDER REMOVE THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER FROM THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER CARD HOLDER.
INSTALL THE NEW INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER ALIGN THE CONTROLLER CARD CONNECTOR WITH THE INTEGRATED STORAGE CONTROLLER CARD TIGHTEN THE SCREWS.
REPLACE THE COOLING SHROUD. REPLACE THE COVER. GENTLY SLIDE THE SYSTEM BACK IN. YOU MAY NEED TO HELP THE CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOLD BACK IN.
REPLACE THE BEZEL. GATHER YOUR EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND PAPERWORK. BACK TO IDRAC CONSOLE ACCESS. LOG IN TO THE IDRAC. LAUNCH THE CONSOLE.
CONNECT THE VIRTUAL CD TO THE ISO FILE. SET THE NEXT BOOT TO THE VIRTUAL CD AND POWER ON THE SERVER. THE ISO IMAGE WILL RETURN THE SERVER TO A FACTORY RESET STATE.
THIS WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. WITHIN THE IDRAC CONSOLE, CLICK "SYSTEM ID LED ON/OFF" TO TURN OFF THE FLASHING LED.
CLICK "OK." CHOOSE "ADD NODES." PROCEED THROUGH THE INSTALLATION, CONFIGURING THE NODE ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER'S CLUSTER SPECIFICATIONS.
THIS STEP WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. NODE HAS BEEN ADDED. CLUSTER REBALANCES. DELL EMC