FS System: Support Strategy for Replacing a Flash Storage drive with a Higher Capacity drive

Asset ID:	1-71-2310835.1
Update Date:	2018-01-25
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Solution 2310835.1 : FS System: Support Strategy for Replacing a Flash Storage drive with a Higher Capacity drive

Applies to:

Oracle FS1-2 Flash Storage System - Version 6.2 to All Versions [Release 6.2 to All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Explain why it is necessary to replace certain failed drives with ones that are higher in capacity.

Solution

The 1.6TB SSD and 8TB HDD models of the drives for the FS1-2 are no longer being manufactured and as such their availability is finite. In an effort to extend their availability as long as possible any system running R6.2.14 or higher should use the table below for replacements.

NOTE: this only applies to systems running R6.2.14 or higher. Attempting to use these substitutes in systems running lower than R6.2.14 will result in these drives not being recognized.

Valid Drive Substitutions
Type and Capacity	Original Part	Model	Substitute Capacity	Substitute Part	Substitute Model
1.6TB SSD	7308973	HSFAC2DA2SUN1.6T	3.2TB	7350500²	HBTAC2DH2SUN3.2T
	7097382¹	HSCAC2DA2SUN1.6T		7350504	HBCAC2DH2SUN3.2T
	7097385¹
8TB HDD	7308974	H7280A525SUN8.0T	10TB	7350497²	H7210A521SUN010T
	7301592	H7280A520SUN8.0T

¹ The 7097382 and 7097385 parts are identical except the latter is a "common" kit and contains both marlin and evo brackets.

² The substitute part replaces a FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) drive with TCG (Trusted Computing Group) for encryption.

Customer currently with 1.6TB SSD or 8TB HDD drives are strongly encouraged to upgrade to R6.2.14 or higher in order to be assured that proper replacement parts will be available for them when the time comes.

For more information:

On how to find the latest firmware, please refer to Document 1967797.1 FS System: How to Download Software and Firmware Updates for the FS1-2.
On the basic upgrade procedures, please refer to Document 1968129.1 FS System: FS1-2 Upgrade R6.x to R6.x Procedures.
Always consult the README for the specific version of the software.

References

<NOTE:1967797.1> - FS System: How to Download Software and Firmware Updates for the FS1-2
<NOTE:1924371.1> - FS System: How to Remove and Replace Hard Disk Drive or Solid State Drive from an FS1-2 Drive Enclosure

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