Ensure that all VMs are gracefully shutdown first.
Follow standard procedures to gracefully shutdown the host.
Ensure that the system is completely shutdown and the server is powered OFF.
This means that the applications, operating system, and server are all properly shutdown.
After the server to be replaced is completely powered down, remove the power cords from the server.
Electrostatic discharge alert
ESD can damage electric circuits. Do not touch electric hardware unless you wear a grounding wrist strap or other static-dissipating device.
Highly recommended, set the failed and the FRU server side by side Powered OFF (cords disconnected) and remove server lids. Ensure number of CPUs match between the two servers.
Move known good memory DIMMs from the failed server to FRU server to the corresponding slot positions. See table below.
Add in any replacement FRU memory if applicable. See inside lid for DIMM socket locations.
Note:
Ensure prepopulated memory DIMM(s) in FRU server is the same memory size moved from failed server. If not replace prepopulated DIMM(s) with all the DIMM(s) from failed server.
Profile
Slots Populated
DIMM Size
Total Memory
2
A1, A2, A3
8GB
24GB
3
A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3
8GB
48GB
4
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6
16GB
96GB
5
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6
16GB
192GB
Move power supply from the failed server to the FRU unit.
