Identify and Remove an M.2 Flash SSD

In the standard Exadata Server X10M configuration, the flash riser board contains an M.2 flash SSD in a socket.

Prepare the server for service.
1. Extend the server into maintenance position.
  
  See Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position.
2. Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist, and then to a metal area on the chassis.
  
  See Take Antistatic Measures.
3. Remove the server top cover.
  
  See Remove the Server Top Cover.
Identify and note the location of the failed M.2 flash SSD.
1. Identify the location of the failed M.2 flash SSD.
  Failed SSDs are identified with a corresponding amber LED that is lit on the flash riser board.
  - If the SSD fault LED is off, then the SSD is operating properly.
  - If the SSD fault LED is on (amber), then the SSD is failed and must be replaced.
  The amber SSD fault LED indicator [1] and green Power LED indicator [2] are illuminated only when power is applied to the system. The green Power LED indicator is extinguished when you open the riser board socket levers.
2. Note the location of the failed M.2 flash SSD.
  
  Note the faulty SSD location, before replacing the cover, if removing system power for cold service.
Remove a Flash Riser Board from the server.
Place the riser board on an antistatic mat.
Remove the M.2 flash SSD in socket SSD from the riser board.
1. Using your fingers, push the plastic retainer clip through the flash riser board to release the M.2 flash SSD from the riser board [1].
2. Remove the plastic retainer clip from the M.2 flash SSD [1].
3. Lift up on the end of the M.2 flash SSD where the plastic retainer clip was removed by one-half to one inch [2].
4. Gently slide the M.2 flash SSD card back and out of the connector to disengage the SSD contacts from the riser board socket [2].
5. Place the M.2 flash SSD on an antistatic mat.