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Maintenance Guide - Page 1
... (top right LED on . Disk Drive Numbering
Disk drives are organized in a PS5500 array. K730H Rev.
See Figure 2 and Table 1. PS5500 Storage Arrays
Disk Drive Maintenance
A PS5500 array includes 48 hot-swappable disk drives. The disk drive LEDs are numbered from the front to the rear of the array), disk drives 4 to a disk drive and shows disk activity. Disk Drive Status
You can identify...
Maintenance Guide - Page 2
.... Do not pick it up by the plastic part of the array (where the power
supplies and control modules are). • Messages. Normal operation.
Figure 2: LED on Disk Drive
LED Location Front of array
Array front panel (behind the bezel), on the LCD panel (located behind bezel)
On disk drive
Table 1: Disk Drive LED Descriptions
Color Off Yellow Flashing yellow Off Green...
Maintenance Guide - Page 3
... replace a failed disk drive:
1. Remove the bezel:
a. Push the bezel release latch up to disengage the bezel from the chassis.
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PS5500 Disk Drive Maintenance
3 • Let disk drives warm to remove. If an array contains disk
drives with different sizes, in some cases, the smallest disk drive in an array. If you are ready to unlock the bezel.
Hold the chassis handles on each disk...
Maintenance Guide - Page 4
... the disk drive and lifting up the lever. Caution: Do not pull the drive up and remove the drive from the slot. b. Wait 30 seconds to allow the disk drive to stop spinning and the heads to land. 5. c. Open the disk drive release lever by sliding the latch in the direction of the disk drive, pull up by its lever.
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Maintenance Guide - Page 5
... the latch in the direction of the arrow on the replacement disk by the plastic carrier and position the disk drive so that the latch is toward the rear of the array (where the power supplies and control modules are). Install the replacement drive: a. Slide the replacement disk drive gently into the slot until you feel resistance ( ).
c. 6. PS5500 Disk Drive Maintenance
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Maintenance Guide - Page 6
Do not force the lever closed can break the latch and make the drive unusable. The lever should still be open. e.
Push the disk drive the rest of the way into place. Caution: Forcing the lever closed ( ). Pull back the latch ( ).
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Maintenance Guide - Page 7
Push the latch forward and make sure it engages with the other drives ( ).
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f. Let the latch slide forward and make sure it is fully seated and flush with the slot in the drive carrier ( ). g. Holding the latch open . Keep holding the latch open , lower the lever until the drive is firmly closed ( ). h.
Maintenance Guide - Page 8
... before you replace a failed disk drive, return the drive in the packaging in which the replacement card was shipped. c. Contacting Dell
You can access Dell Support through the following websites: • support.dell.com • support.dell.com/EqualLogic • support.jp.dell.com (Japan only) • support.euro.dell.com (Europe only)
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