DELL EMC SCALEIO READY NODE 14G: R740 CACHING DISK 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.
REMOVING A CACHING DISK FIND THE NODE WITH A FAULTY DISK ALERT MESSAGE. FAULTY DISK COLORED ORANGE SCALEIO HAS ALREADY REMOVED THE FAULTY DEVICE FROM THE SYSTEM. MAKE SURE TO REMOVE ANY OTHER CACHING DEVICES ON THE NODE FROM WHICH ARE YOU REMOVING THE FAULTY CACHING DEVICE. CLICK “OK.”
RIGHT-CLICK ON THE NODE AND SELECT "SET IDENTIFICATION LED" SELECT "TURN ON" THEN, RIGHT-CLICK ON THE FAULTY DISK AND SELECT "SET IDENTIFICATION LED" SELECT "TURN ON" CLICK “OK.” IN THE DATACENTER, LOCATE THE SYSTEM AND REMOVE THE FRONT BEZEL. NOTE THAT YOU NEED NOT POWER DOWN THE SYSTEM TO REPLACE A DISK. HERE THE NODE IS PULLED OUT OF THE SYSTEM FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY.
DEMONSTRATED WITH A POWEREDGE R740 NOTE THE ORIGINAL HARD DRIVE POSITION PRESS THE RELEASE BUTTON AND SLIDE THE DISK DRIVE CARRIER OUT OF THE SLOT. INSERT THE NEW DISK DRIVE CARRIER INTO THE EMPTY SLOT AND LOCK THE HANDLE. ONCE DONE, SLIDE THE SYSTEM BACK INTO THE RACK AND CLOSE THE BEZEL.
SELECT ALL THE CACHING DEVICES ON THE NODE... AND RIGHT-CLICK TO CHOOSE ADD CACHE DRIVE OPTION SELECT THE CACHING METHOD TO ENABLE. CLICK “OK.” WAIT FOR THE OPERATION TO COMPLETE BEFORE PROCEEDING. DEVICES ARE ADDED SUCCESSFULLY. GO TO THE DASHBOARD VIEW REBALANCE BEGINS. DELL EMC.
