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Related tasks for disk drives or solid-state drives

Find additional information and instructions related to the disk drives or solid-state drives that help you with performing the install, remove, or replace tasks.

Preparing a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an AIX system or logical partition
Configure the newly installed disk drive or solid-state drive for your environment.
Preparing to remove a disk drive or solid-state drive from a system or an expansion unit controlled by AIX
Learn the actions you must take to properly remove a disk drive or solid-state drive from a system or an expansion unit controlled by AIX®.
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive by using AIX
To rebuild data on the replacement disk drive or solid-state drive, refer to the information for the controller to which the drive is attached.
Preparing to remove a disk drive or solid-state drive in a Linux system
Learn how to prepare the system to remove a disk drive or solid-state drive in a location that is controlled by a system or logical partition that is running Linux.
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive in a system or logical partition running Linux
You can rebuild data on the replacement drive that was replaced because of a failed disk drive or solid-state drive or as a new installation.
Preparing to remove a disk drive or solid-state drive from a system or logical partition controlled by IBM i
Learn the actions you must take to properly remove a disk drive or solid-state drive.
Determining the IBM i disk drive or solid-state drive protection status
To determine the protection status of the drives in your IBM i system or logical partition, follow these steps from the System Service Tools (SST) display:
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive in an IBM i system or logical partition
To configure a newly installed drive into an existing device parity set, follow these steps:
Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive on a load source adapter for hot spare by using the IBM i operating system
To start hot spare protection on your load source adapter you must determine the status of the drive in the load source slot and configure or exchange that drive, which might require you to turn off the power to the system.
Rebuilding data on a replacement disk drive or solid-state drive by using IBM i
Learn how to rebuild data on replacement disks.
Replacing a SAS conduit card in a 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off
Learn how to replace a SAS conduit card in the 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off.
Removing a SAS conduit card from a 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off
Learn how to remove a SAS conduit card from a 5802 rack-mounted expansion unit if you must replace a failing part with the power turned off.
Replacing a SAS expander card in a 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off
Learn how to replace a SAS expander card in a 5802 expansion unit with the power turned off.
Removing a SAS expander card from a 5802 expansion unit with power turned off
Learn how to remove a SAS expander card from a 5802 (rack-mounted) expansion unit if you need to replace a failing part with power turned off.

Parent topic: Disk drives or solid-state drives for the 8231-E2B, 8231-E1C, 8231-E1D, 8231-E2C, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D

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Last updated: Thu, November 20, 2014