Prepare to remove the disk drive

1. Log in as root user.
2. Type iprconfig on the command line of the Linux^(R) session and press Enter. The Work with Disk Units display is shown.
3. From the Work with Disk Units display, select Analyze log. Press Enter. The Kernel Messages Log display is shown, similar to the following display.
   Figure 7. Kernel Messages Log

                                          Kernel Messages Log
   
   Select one of the following:
   
        1. Use vi to view most recent IBM Storage error messages
        2. Use vi to view IBM Storage error messages
        3. Use vi to view all kernel error messages
        4. Use vi to view sisconfig error messages
        5. Set root kernel message log directory
        6. Set default editor
        7. Restore defaults
        8. Use vi to view IBM Storage boot time messages
   Selection:
   
   e=Exit

4. From the Kernel Messages Log display, select Use vi to view most recent IBM Storage error messages. Press Enter.
5. Find the device error log entry for the disk drive you want to replace.
6. Record the location information for the disk drive. The location information has the form of P1-I2/Z1-A5.
7. Exit to the Work with Disk Units display.
8. Select Display disk hardware status from the Work with Disk Units display. Press Enter.
9. Record the hardware status of the disk drive you want to replace.
10. Type d (Display disk unit details) next to the disk drive you want to replace.
11. On the Display Disk Unit Details display, type 5 (Display hardware resource information details) next to the disk drive you want to replace.

    The Disk Unit Hardware Resource Information Details display is shown, similar to the following display.

    Figure 8. Disk Unit Hardware Resource Information Details display

                       Disk Unit Hardware Resource Information Details
    
    
     Manufacturer. . . . . . . . : IBM
     Machine Type and Model. . . : IC35L073UCDY10-0
     Firmware Version. . . . . . : 53323846
     Model . . . . . . . . . . . : 020
     Serial Number . . . . . . . : E6VKUNPD
     Capacity. . . . . . . . . . : 73.41 GB
     Resource Name . . . . . . . : /dev/sda
    
     Physical location:
      Location . . . . . . . : U1.9-P1/Z1-A8
      PCI Bus. . . . . . . . . . : 257
      PCI Device . . . . . . . . : 1
      SCSI Host Number . . . . . : 0
      SCSI Channel. .  . . . . . : 0
      SCSI Id. . . . . . . . . . : 8
      SCSI Lun. . . .  . . . . . : 0
    
    
     Press Enter to continue.
    
     e=Exit         q=Cancel         v=Display Extended VPD

12. Record the physical location information.
13. Exit to the Work with Disk Units display.
14. If the disk drive you want to replace is unprotected or in use, move the data from the disk drive before continuing with this procedure.

    For information, see the PCI-X SCSI RAID Controller Reference Guide for Linux.

    This guide is available from the SCSI PCI Adapters Web page at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/scsipciadapters.htm.

15. Continue with the procedure to Remove the disk drive.