This section explains how to perform maintenance on the hardware devices managed by Resource Coordinator VE.
The following flowchart shows the procedure for maintaining hardware when failures occur on registered servers.
Figure 9.1 Hardware Maintenance Flow
*1: For details on how to identify failures, refer to "5.3 Addressing Resource Failures".
*2: For details on how to set and release maintenance mode settings, refer to "Appendix F Maintenance Mode" of the "ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Setup Guide".
*3: For details on server switchover, failback, and takeover, refer to "Chapter 10 Server Switchover".
*4: For details on backing up and restoring system images, refer to "Chapter 8 Backup and Restore".
*5: For details on maintenance LED operations, refer to "9.2 Maintenance LEDs". Please note that maintenance LED operations are only supported for PRIMERGY BX servers.
*6: For details on re-configuring hardware properties, refer to "9.3 Re-configuring Hardware Properties".
*7: For details on power control, refer to "Chapter 6 Power Control".
The following hardware replacements can be performed:
Replacing servers
Replace a server that has been registered in Resource Coordinator VE.
For details on replacing servers, refer to "9.4 Replacing Servers ".
Replacing server components
Replace hardware components (such as a NIC, HBA, or hard disk) of a registered server.
For details on replacing or adding server components, refer to "9.5 Replacing and Adding Server Components".
Replacing non-server hardware
Replace registered chassis, management blades, or any other hardware components external to servers.
For details on replacing non-server hardware, refer to "9.6 Replacing Non-server Hardware".
