Adding or Replacing Components That Are Not Hot-Swappable

Use this procedure to add or replace a component that is not hot-swappable. Such components may include CPUs and memory as well as fans and power supplies that are not hot-swappable.

In this procedure, you gracefully shut down a running PM.

To add or replace a component that is not hot-swappable

1. Determine which PM (node0 or node1) or if each PM requires the replacement component.

2. In the everRun Availability Console, click Physical Machines in the left-hand navigation panel.

3. Select the appropriate PM (node0 or node1) and then click Work On, which changes the PM’s Overall State to Maintenance Mode and the Activity state to running (in Maintenance).

4. After the PM displays running (in Maintenance), click Shutdown and then OK.
5. Add or replace the component.
6. If you disconnected any network cables, reconnect them. Do not add cables to any new network ports in this step.
7. On the PM that is shutdown, press the power button. As the PM powers on, everRun also powers on and begins synchronizing the PM's storage ( appears).
8. On the Networks page, click the Fix button, if it is highlighted, which may occur when network cables have been moved on the upgraded PM.
9. Select the repaired PM on the Physical Machines page. Click Finalize and then click OK.

10. When synchronization is complete ( disappears), perform steps 3 through 9 for the other PM, if necessary.

    Note: To avoid data loss, do not power down the primary PM while the disks are synchronizing.

Related Topics

Maintenance Mode

Maintaining Physical Machines

The everRun Availability Console

Physical Machines and Virtual Machines

The Physical Machines Page