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Asset ID: 1-71-1012415.1
Update Date:2009-02-22
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Solution  1012415.1 :   Sun Fire[TM] V250 Disk Drive removal/Install  


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Description
This procedure describes the removal and installation of a SCSI disk drive on a Sun Fire[TM] V250 while O.S. is running.

Steps to Follow
How to remove a disk drive from system with OS running (hot-plug).
Before physically removing a disk drive while the Operating System is running, it must be removed logically.
Note: In this example bellow Disk 8 is the disk to be removed/installed.
1. Check that the disk drive to be removed (c0t8d0) is visible to the O.S.
#format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1d,700000/scsi@4/sd@0,0
1. c0t8d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1d,700000/scsi@4/sd@8,0
Specify disk (enter its number):
Select a disk and type
#quit
2. Get the Ap_Id label of the drive to be removed.
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                     Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
c0                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t0d0            disk         connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t8d0            disk         connected    configured   unknown <=====
c1                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c1::dsk/c1t2d0            CD-ROM       connected    configured   unknown
c2                        scsi-bus     connected    unconfigured unknown
usb0/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb0/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
3. Unconfigure the drive to be removed.
#cfgadm -c unconfigure c0::dsk/c0t8d0
4. Check that the drive is "unconfigured"
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                     Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
c0                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t0d0            disk         connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t8d0            disk         connected    unconfigured unknown <=====
c1                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c1::dsk/c1t2d0            CD-ROM       connected    configured   unknown
c2                        scsi-bus     connected    unconfigured unknown
usb0/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb0/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
5. Confirm that the drive is no longer visible to the O.S.
#format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1d,700000/scsi@4/sd@0,0
Specify disk (enter its number):
Select a disk and type
# quit
The system no longer see the drive, the blue "OK to remove" indicator is lit on the drive to be removed.  The drive is now safe to be removed.
Install Procedure:
1. Install the new drive.
2. Check that the hard drive just installed is not visible to the O.S.
#format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1d,700000/scsi@4/sd@0,0
Specify disk (enter its number):
Select a disk and type
#quit
3. Get the Ap_Id label of the drive just installed.
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                     Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
c0                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t0d0            disk         connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t8d0            disk         connected    unconfigured unknown <======
c1                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c1::dsk/c1t2d0            CD-ROM       connected    configured   unknown
c2                        scsi-bus     connected    unconfigured unknown
usb0/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb0/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
4. Connect the new disk logically to the OS
# cfgadm -c configure c0::dsk/c0t8d0
5. Check that the disk is connected and configured
# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                     Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
c0                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t0d0            disk         connected    configured   unknown
c0::dsk/c0t8d0            disk         connected    configured   unknown <======
c1                        scsi-bus     connected    configured   unknown
c1::dsk/c1t2d0            CD-ROM       connected    configured   unknown
c2                        scsi-bus     connected    unconfigured unknown
usb0/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb0/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/1                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
usb1/2                    unknown      empty        unconfigured ok
6. Check that the installed disk drive is now visible to the O.S.
#format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1d,700000/scsi@4/sd@0,0
1. c0t8d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1d,700000/scsi@4/sd@8,0
Specify disk (enter its number):
Select a disk and type
#quit
Note : Disk8 was used throughout this example
The disk is now available.


Product
Sun Fire V250 Server

Sun Fire, V250, Disk Drive, removal, Install
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