HP A4500A - VMEbus Single Board Computer 744 Motherboard Hardware Manual page 168

HotPlug Disk Drive Removal (HPUX Systems Only)
The vgreduce process may take a long time to complete. Do NOT kill this process.
Step 8. Update the disk BDRA using the lvlnboot command.
# lvlnboot -R
HotPlug Hardware Procedure
(MPE/iX does not support hotswap). Disk Drives can be removed or installed with the server
CAUTION
still powered on. This is referred to as a "manual HotPlug". However, DO NOT remove a
HotPlug disk drive until all prior software procedures have been completed. The MPE/iX
operating system needs to be shut down prior to installing a new disk and then rebooting.
To remove a bad disk drive from the server, perform the following steps:
Step 1. Remove the front bezel.
Step 2. On the left side of the front of the server you will see a door with a spring-loaded latch holding it
shut. Open the door to expose the disk drive slots.
Step 3. Perform the following steps in the order shown:
1. Pull out on the extraction levers on each side of the selected disk drive to unlock it.
2. Pull gently on the levers to pull the disk drive partially out of its slot
3. Wait 10 seconds for the drive to spin down.
4. Grasp the disk drive, pull it completely out of its slot, and set it aside.
The following photograph shows a HotPlug disk installed in the disk housing.
The following graphic shows the location of the HotPlug disks.
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