Owner's manual

Figure 10 Disk drive status indi cators

1. Activity

2. Online

3. Fault

Adding the disk to a disk group

After replacing the disk, it should be added to a disk group.

1. In the Navigation pane, select Storage system > Hardware > Rack > Disk enclosure > Bay

2. In the Cont

ent pane, select the Disk Drive tab.

3. Click Group to initiate the process for adding the disk to a disk group.

NOTE:

If the Device Addition Policy is set to automatic, the disk will automatically be added to a disk group. In

this case

the Group option will not be available.

Handling ﬁber optic cables

This section provides protection and cleaning methods for ﬁber optic connectors.

Contamination of the ﬁber optic connectors on either a transceiver or a cable connector can impede

the transmission of data. Therefore, p rotecting the connector tips against contamination or da mage

is imperative. The tips can be contaminated by touching them, by dust, or by debris. They can be

damaged when dropped. To protect the connectors against contamination or damage, use the dust

covers or dust caps provided by the manufacturer. These covers are removed during installation, and

are installed whenever the transceivers or cables are disconnected. Cleaning the connectors should

remove contamination.

The transceiver dust caps protect the transceivers from contamination. Donotdiscardthedustcovers.

CAUTION:

To avoid damage to the con nectors, always install the d ust covers or dust caps whenever a transceiver

or a ﬁber cable is disconnected. Remove the dust covers or dust caps from transceivers or ﬁber cable

connectors only when they are connected. Do not discard t he d ust covers.

To minimize the risk of contamination or damage, do the following:

• Dust covers—Remove and set aside the dust covers and dust caps when installing an I/O mod ule,

atran

sceiver or a cable. Install the dust covers when disconnecting a transceiver or cable.

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