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Goal

How to Replace a Sun Fire X4140, X4240 Internal RAID HBA BBU.

Solution

DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS

WHAT SKILLS DOES THE FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR NEED:
No special skills required, Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) procedure

TIME ESTIMATE: 60 minutes

TASK COMPLEXITY: 0

FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR INSTRUCTIONS:

PROBLEM OVERVIEW: A Sun Fire X4140, X4240 Internal RAID HBA BBU needs replacement

WHAT STATE SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE IN TO BE READY TO PERFORM THE RESOLUTION ACTIVITY? :

Customer should perform an orderly and graceful shutdown of applications and OS
A data backup is not a pre-requisite but is a wise precaution

- WHAT ACTION DOES THE ENGINEER NEED TO TAKE:

Follow standard ESD procedures

1. Power off the server and unplug (REMOVE) the power cords from power supplies.

2. Remove the top cover.

3. Locate the SAS HBA PCIe card with the Battery Module to be removed and its corresponding riser.

4. Label and make note of the of where PCIe cards and cabling is installed.

5. Unplug data cables from the PCIe card to be removed.

6. Remove the riser board.

7. Carefully remove the PCIe card from the riser board connector.

8. Take the Battery out of the packaging and set it on the packing foam.

9. Slightly lift the HBA, and from underneath it, insert three plastic screws from
the BBU kit through the following three mounting holes in the HBA:

• The bottom left hole. This is about 3 inches from the right edge of the HBA.
• The bottom right hole. This is about 1 inch from the right edge of the HBA.
• The top right hole. This is about 1 inch from the right edge of the HBA.

10. Reinstall the PCIe card into the PCIe riser connector.

11. Reinstall the riser board: Slide the riser back until it seats in its slot in the rear panel. Tighten the captive No. 2 Phillips screw securing the riser to the motherboard.

12. Re-connect the cables.

13. Replace the main cover.

14. Slide the server into the rack.

15. Re-connect the power cords.


OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE
- WHAT ACTION DOES THE CUSTOMER NEED TO TAKE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO
AN OPERATIONAL STATE:
Boot up system and verify full functionality

PARTS NOTE:
https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunFireX4140/components.html
https://support.oracle.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunFireX4240/components.html


REFERENCE INFORMATION:

Sun Fire X4140 Servers Service Manual:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19121-01/sf.x4140/820-2401-14/index.html

Sun Fire X4240 Servers Service Manual:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19121-01/sf.x4240/820-3835-14/index.html

Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19121-01/sf.x4140/820-1847-20/

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