Dell EMC Storage Unity Family: Remove/Install 2.5" Disk Drive Replacement

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNrV1-Hbxn4

Sintesi

TLDRThe video provides a step-by-step guide on replacing a 2.5-inch disk drive in a Unisphere system. The process begins by logging into Unisphere using the admin account and examining the system health in the dashboard where issues with a disk in the Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) are identified. After determining the faulty disk, the physical replacement is demonstrated: identifying the disk using an amber light, carefully removing it, and installing a new disk. Post-replacement, the video checks system status and confirms that operations return to normal, concluding with acknowledging alerts and logging out.

Punti di forza

  • 🔍 Log into Unisphere with admin account.
  • ⚙️ Identify hardware issues via system health dashboard.
  • 🗺 Locate faulty disk in Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE).
  • 🚨 Confirm disk alert status via alerts page.
  • 🔧 Amber LED indicates faulty disk for replacement.
  • 🕒 Wait for 30 seconds after initial disk removal for spin down.
  • 💽 Align new disk for installation with guides.
  • ✅ Verify disk activity via system view post-replacement.
  • 📈 Confirm system normalcy on alerts page after replacement.
  • 🔒 Acknowledge alerts and log out post-replacement.

Linea temporale

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    The video provides a step-by-step guide for replacing a faulty two-and-a-half-inch disk drive in an EMC Unity storage system. The process begins with logging into Unisphere using the admin account to assess the system's health, identifying two hardware issues, and locating disk 23 in the Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) which requires attention. The video instructs to check alerts confirming the faulty disk status and details the physical process of removing the faulty disk using the amber fault LED for identification, and replacing it with a new disk, ensuring proper alignment and handling. After replacement, it guides logging back into Unisphere to verify normal operation and clearing the alerts, concluding the demonstration.

Mappa mentale

Mind Map

Domande frequenti

  • What account is used to log into Unisphere?

    The admin account is used to log into Unisphere.

  • Where is the faulty disk located in the system view?

    The faulty disk is located in the Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) with disk number 23 needing attention.

  • How is the faulty disk identified physically?

    The faulty disk is identified by the Amber fault LED light.

  • What should be done after pulling the disk out by one inch?

    Wait 30 seconds for it to stop spinning before pulling it completely out of the slot.

  • How is the replacement disk aligned for installation?

    Align the replacement disk with the guides in the slot, with the disk carrier latch fully opened.

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    [Music]
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    welcome to the unity two-and-a-half-inch
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    disk drive replacement demonstration for
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    more detailed instructions I was
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    referred to the applicable procedure on
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    support EMC comm to begin we're going to
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    login to Unisphere using the admin
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    account
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    as we can see on the unity dashboard in
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    the system health window there are two
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    highway issues reported click the
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    hardware icon to view more details this
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    brings us to the system view page here
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    we can see that the disk processor
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    enclosure or GPE
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    disk 23 needs attention let's click on
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    it for more information now we can see
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    where the dpe disk drive number 23 is
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    located if the faulty disk was in an
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    optional disk array enclosure or Dae
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    instead of the dpe the link would bring
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    you to the proper Dae enclosure view we
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    can also take a look at the alerts page
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    to confirm the problem here we see four
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    alerts that would be generated from a
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    faulty disk drive that is not part of a
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    disk pool now that we have identified
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    which drive to replace let's go to the
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    front of the storage system and replace
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    it identify the faulted disk by the
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    Amber fault led push down on the disks
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    orange release button to release its
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    latch slowly pull the disk straight out
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    about one inch from a slot in wait 30
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    seconds for it to stop spinning then
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    pull the disk completely out of the slot
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    align the replacement disk drive with
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    the guides in the slot with the disk
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    carrier latch fully opened gently push
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    the disk into the salon push the handle
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    down to engage the latch the disk
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    activity light flashes to reflect the
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    disks spin up sequence to check the disk
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    drive status log back into Unisphere
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    begin by navigating to the system view
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    click on the enclosures tab and then
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    select add EPE front view here we can
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    see that the PE dist:23 is now operating
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    normally now let's check the alerts page
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    and we can see now that the store system
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    is operating normally to complete the
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    replacement tasks we're going to
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    acknowledge all the alerts in log out of
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    Unisphere
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    this completes the unity two and a half
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    inch disk drive replacement
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    demonstration
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    you
Tag
  • disk replacement
  • Unisphere
  • system health
  • DPE
  • replacement guide
  • disk drive