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Contents
General Information for Removing and Installing FRUs ...................................................3
Avoiding Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) damage..........................................................................................3
Emergency procedures (without an ESD kit)...........................................................................................3
Removing, installing, or storing FRUs .....................................................................................................4
Generation 6 Node Replacement Guide..............................................................................5
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General Information for Removing and Installing FRUs
This section describes precautions you must take and general procedures you must follow when
removing, installing, or storing field-replaceable units (FRUs). The procedures in this section apply to FRU
handling during hardware upgrades as well as during general replacement.
FRUs are designed to be powered up at all times. This means you can accomplish FRU replacements
and most hardware upgrades while the cabinet is powered up. To maintain proper airflow for cooling and
to ensure EMI compliance, make sure all front bezels, filler panels, and filler modules are reinstalled after
the FRU replacement or hardware upgrade is completed.
IMPORTANT: These procedures are not a substitute for the use of an ESD kit. You should follow them
only in the event of an emergency.
Before touching any FRU, touch a bare (unpainted) metal surface of the enclosure.
Before removing any FRU from its antistatic bag, place one hand firmly on a bare metal surface of the
enclosure, and at the same time, pick up the FRU while it is still sealed in the antistatic bag. Once you
have done this, do not move around the room or contact other furnishings, personnel, or surfaces
until you have installed the FRU.
When you remove a FRU from the antistatic bag, avoid touching any electronic components and
circuits on it.
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If you must move around the room or touch other surfaces before installing a FRU, first place the
FRU back in the antistatic bag. When you are ready again to install the FRU, repeat these
procedures.
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Generation 6 Node Replacement Guide
Note: The next section is an existing PDF document that is inserted into this procedure. You may see
two sets of page numbers because the existing PDF has its own page numbering. Page x of y on the
bottom will be the page number of the entire procedure
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Node Replacement Guide
Isilon
Generation 6
Replace a node
January 2018
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Note
To confirm that the BMC LAN port is closed, run the disable BMC lan.py script on the
replaced node at the end of the replacement procedure. The script is available at,
ftp://ftp.emc.com/outgoing/Firmware_Releases/DisableBMC.
Replacing a node
You can replace a failed node by transferring removable components into a
replacement node. This procedure allows you to avoid smartfailing the node, while
maintaining data integrity.
Contact Isilon Technical Support to obtain a replacement node compute module
before beginning this procedure.
This procedure requires a work area large enough to place two node compute modules
side by side.
However, if you are on the sudoers list, the following command succeeds:
Compliance mode commands that require changes beyond the sudo prefix are noted
in the procedure steps.
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For more information on the sudo program and compliance mode commands, see the
OneFS CLI Administration Guide.
Gather logs
Before you begin any maintenance on a cluster, gather cluster logs.
You must collect cluster logs before all maintenance procedures. Cluster logs provide
snapshots of the cluster, which you can review to make sure that maintenance is
successful.
Procedure
1. Open a secure shell (SSH) connection to any node in the cluster and log in.
2. Gather cluster logs by running the following command:
isi_gather_info
Procedure
1. Remove the replacement node from the shipping package and inspect it for any
sign of damage. Notify EMC Isilon Technical Support if the node appears
damaged in any way. Do not install a damaged node.
Do not discard the shipping container and packaging. You will use the container
and packaging to return the failed node to Isilon.
WARNING
Before you disconnect any cables from a node, you must make sure that the
node's journal is not active. There is a white Do Not Remove LED on the right side
of the node back panel, below the symbol of a hand with a slash through it. If that
LED is lit, the node's journal is still active and you must not disconnect any
cables. Do not disconnect any cables until the Do Not Remove LED is off.
Procedure
1. Label the network and power cables connected to the back of the node to
ensure that they are reconnected correctly to the replacement node.
2. Disconnect all cables from the back of the node.
Gather logs 3
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Note
If there are transceivers connected to the end of your network cables, make
sure to remove them with the cables. If you are using fiber ethernet cables, you
will need to disconnect the cable from the transceiver, then remove the
transceiver from the node.
2. Pull the orange handle on the release lever away from the node.
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WARNING
Use two hands to remove the node, one at the front and one at the back, to
support the weight of the node as it clears the node bay.
4. Place the failed node on an ESD protected work surface next to the
replacement node.
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3. Pull on the blue release handle to lift the lid up from the node.
You will feel an initial pop as the blue release handle pulls away from the node.
Pull on the release handle until you feel a second pop and the lid raises up off
the node.
4. Lift the lid straight up off the node and place it next to the body of the node on
your work space.
5. Repeat the above steps so that both the failed and replacement nodes are open.
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The metal tab that holds the fans in place will flex away from the fans so you
can remove them.
4. With the left side of the node pulled away from the fans with your left hand,
slide the fans straight up out of the node with your right hand.
5. Repeat the above steps to remove the fans from both the failed and
replacement nodes.
Remove the M2 vault card and NICs from the failed node
The M2 vault card and both the internal and external Network Interface Cards (NICs)
are attached to the HBA riser card.
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b. To free the back end of the riser from the chassis, push the sliding tab in the
direction of the arrow stamped on the tab.
c. Lift up on the tabs to unseat the HBA riser and pull it straight up out of the
node.
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2. Pull the NIC straight up out of its slot in the HBA riser.
3. Make a note that this is the internal NIC and set it aside. You will install the card
on the HBA riser from the replacement node.
Note
In some node configurations, the internal and external NICs look identical. Label
the NICs when you remove them to make sure that they are installed correctly
in the replacement node.
6. Make a note that this is the external NIC and set it aside. You will install the
card on the HBA riser from the replacement node.
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2. Push in on the retaining tabs on the bottom edge of the riser and lift up to free
one side of the battery pack.
3. Roll the battery pack away from the riser to free the other side of the pack and
remove it from the riser.
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Note
Make note of the connector that you are removing the card from. You will install
the M2 vault card into the same connector on the HBA riser from the
replacement node.
2. Unsnap and open the black retaining tab at the end of the M2 vault card.
3. Lift the free end of the M2 vault card at an angle away from the riser.
4. Pull the M2 vault card away from the connector on the riser.
5. Set the M2 vault card aside.
You will connect the card to the HBA riser from the replacement node.
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3. Make sure that the locking pin next to the fixed tab at the front of the riser is
aligned with the locking slot in the chassis.
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Note
The locking pin might sit away from the side of the chassis. You can pinch the
side of the chassis and the riser together to make sure that the locking pin
aligns with the slot on the chassis. When you install the fans, the side of the fan
module will hold the locking pin in place.
Install the M2 vault card and NICs into the replacement node
The M2 vault card and both the internal and external Network Interface Cards (NICs)
must be installed on the HBA riser card in the replacement node.
b. To free the back end of the riser from the chassis, push the sliding tab in the
direction of the arrow stamped on the tab.
c. Lift up on the tabs to unseat the HBA riser and pull it straight up out of the
node.
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2. Push in on the retaining tabs on the bottom edge of the riser and lift up to free
one side of the battery pack.
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3. Roll the battery pack away from the riser to free the other side of the pack and
remove it from the riser.
CAUTION
You must not install the battery pack if the M2 vault card is not already installed
on the HBA riser. The M2 vault is covered by the battery pack and cannot be
installed if the battery pack is attached to the riser.
Procedure
1. Hook the two battery pack feet closest to the battery cable into the slots on the
HBA riser.
2. Roll the battery pack down until it is flat against the M2 vault card.
3. Push in on the retaining tabs until they click into the slots on the bottom edge
of the HBA riser.
4. Connect the battery cable to the connector on the HBA riser.
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2. Align the bottom of the card with the appropriate slot and push the NIC into the
slot.
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the bottom of the HBA riser, is for the internal NIC. You will install the external
NIC in one of the two slots to the right of the internal NIC.
l If you are installing a 40Gb NIC, you must install it in the far right slot,
closest to the blue HBA riser release tab.
l If you are installing a 10Gb NIC, you must install it in the middle slot, right
next to the internal NIC.
2. Align the bottom of the card with the appropriate slot and push the NIC into the
slot.
Note
The image below shows the card being installed in the 40Gb slot.
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3. Make sure that the locking pin next to the fixed tab at the front of the riser is
aligned with the locking slot in the chassis.
Note
The locking pin might sit away from the side of the chassis. You can pinch the
side of the chassis and the riser together to make sure that the locking pin
aligns with the slot on the chassis. When you install the fans, the side of the fan
module will hold the locking pin in place.
Transfer the DIMMs from the failed node to the replacement node
All DIMMS must be removed from the lid of the failed node and installed in the lid of
the replacement node.
Procedure
1. Locate the DIMMs in the lid of the failed node.
Make note of the slot from which the DIMM is removed. Transfer it into the
same slot in the lid of the replacement node.
2. Press down on the DIMM retaining tabs.
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2. Press down on the top of the fans until you feel them click into place.
3. Repeat the above steps to install the fans into both the failed and replacement
nodes.
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Transfer the cache SSD from the failed node to the replacement node
The cache SSD must be removed from the back of the failed node and installed in the
replacement node.
Depending on your node configuration, there may be zero, one, or two cache SSDs
installed. If your configuration contains cache SSDs, transfer the SSDs to the
replacement node. Install them in the same drive bay they occupied in the failed node.
Procedure
1. Locate the cache SSDs in the back panel of the failed node, next to the power
supply.
2. Press up on the orange tab to free the bottom of the SSD protective cover
from the compute node.
3. Swing the bottom of the cover away from the SSDs, then remove it from the
back of the node.
4. On the face of the SSD, press up on the orange release button to release the
SSD handle.
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6. Grasp the handle and pull the SSD from the compute node.
7. Remove the SSD protective cover from the back panel of the replacement
node.
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If you are only transferring one cache SSD, install the SSD in the empty drive
bay on the right. If you are transferring two SSDs, install the SSD into the same
bay it occupied in the failed node.
8. Make sure the SSD handle is completely open and insert the SSD into the
empty drive bay.
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9. Rotate the SSD handle upward to seat the SSD and lock it in place.
10. If you are transferring two SSDs, repeat the above steps to install the second
SSD in the replacement node.
11. Place the upper tab of the SSD cover into the slot above the SSDs.
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12. Swing the bottom of the SSD cover down and press it into the back of the node
until you feel it click in place.
13. Repeat the above steps to install the protective SSD cover onto the back panel
of the failed node.
Transfer the power supply from the failed node to the replacement node
The power supply must be removed from the failed node and installed in the
replacement node.
Procedure
1. Locate the power supply on the back panel of the failed node.
2. Press the orange retaining tab upward while you pull the black handle to slide
the power supply out of the node.
3. Locate the empty power supply bay on the back panel of the replacement node.
4. Slide the power supply unit into the open bay in the back of the node until you
feel the unit click into place.
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WARNING
Make sure that the lid is not in contact with the HBA riser or any other
internal components. If the lid is not aligned correctly over the top of the
internal components, you might damage the components when you secure
the lid to the node.
3. Apply gentle pressure to the top of the lid with one hand as you push in the blue
release handle with the other hand.
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You will feel the lid pull down onto the node as you push in the release handle. If
you do not feel the lid pull down onto the node, pull the release handle back out
and make sure that the lid is properly aligned with the node body.
4. After you feel the release handle pulling the lid down onto the node, brace one
hand against the back of the node and push the blue release handle all the way
in to secure the lid to the node body.
5. Repeat the above steps to close both the failed and replacement nodes.
Note
Support the compute node with both hands until it is fully inserted in the drive
bay.
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isi_hw_status -i
Write the SerNo value on the blank tag.
2. Locate the new zip tie that is included in the replacement node packaging.
3. Attach the serial number tag to the back of the replacement node with the new
zip tie.
CAUTION
Node firmware updates require a node reboot. To reduce cluster down time, do
not update node firmware on the entire cluster. Only update firmware on the
replacement node.
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scp <username>@ftp.emc.com:/outgoing/Firmware_Releases/
DisableBMC/disable_bmc_lan.py /root
If you are unable to access the script on the FTP site from the cluster:
a. Browse to the FTP site.
b. Right-click the File icon and select Save as... to save the DisableBMC script
to a memory stick.
c. Use the memory stick to manually copy the script to the replaced node.
3. Contact Dell EMC Technical Support if output similar to the following is not
displayed:
BMC LAN was successfully disabled!
BMC LAN was already disabled!
4. Delete the script from the node.
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