6. If you are installing more than one drive, repeat the steps in this procedure until all drives are
installed.
Preparing the 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system for operation after
installing a disk drive with the power turned off:
Learn to prepare the system for operation after you install a disk drive in the system with the system
power turned off.
To prepare the system for operation, complete the following steps:
1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is
connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Reconnect the power cords to the system. For instructions, see “Connecting the power cords to the
system” on page 145.
3. Start the system or logical partition. For instructions, see “Starting the system or logical partition” on
page 136.
4. On the front of the system, verify that the power LED is ON (green) for the installed or replaced
drive.
5. To configure the newly installed disk drive or solid-state drive, see the following procedures for the
applicable operating system that controls the disk drive or solid-state drive:
v “Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an AIX system or AIX logical partition” on
page 114.
v “Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an IBM i system or IBM i logical partition”
on page 115.
v “Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an Linux system or Linux logical partition”
on page 118.
Installing a solid-state drive in the expanded function 5148-21L, 5148-22L,
8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A system with the power turned off
Learn how to install a solid-state drive (SSD) in a system with the system power turned off.
Before you install a feature, ensure that the software that is required to support the feature is installed on
your system. For information about software prerequisites, see the IBM Prerequisite website
(http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf). If the required software is not installed, see the
following websites to download it, and then install it before you continue:
v To download system firmware updates, software updates, and fix packs, see the Fix Central website
(http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).
v To download Hardware Management Console (HMC) updates and fixes, see the Hardware
Management Console Support and downloads website (www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/
f/hmcl/home.html).
To install a solid-state drive in a system, complete the following steps:
1. “Preparing the expanded function 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A
system to install a solid-state drive with the power turned off” on page 8.
2. “Installing a solid-state drive in the expanded function 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L,
8284-21A, or 8284-22A system with the power turned off” on page 10.
3. “Preparing the expanded function 5148-21L, 5148-22L, 8247-21L, 8247-22L, 8284-21A, or 8284-22A
system for operation after installing a solid-state drive with the power turned off” on page 12.
Note: Installing this feature is a customer task. You can complete this task yourself, or contact a service
provider to complete the task for you. You might be charged a fee by the service provider for this service.
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