1. Exadata Server X10M Service Manual
  2. Servicing the Disk Backplane
  3. Remove the 4-Drive Backplane

Remove the 4-Drive Backplane

To remove the storage drive cage and 4-Drive disk backplane (DBP):

  1. Prepare the server for service.
    1. Power off the server.
    2. Disconnect the power cords from the power supplies.
    3. Extend the server into the maintenance position.
    4. Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist, and then to a metal area on the chassis.
    5. Remove the server top cover.
    6. Remove the air baffle.
    7. Remove the fan modules from the server.
    8. Remove the fan tray from the server.
  2. Remove all NVMe storage drives from the server front panel and set them aside on an antistatic mat.

    See Remove a Storage Drive.

    Note:

    Make a note of each storage drive location so that you can reinstall each storage drive in the same location.
  3. Remove the storage drive cage from the chassis.

    Figure showing the storage drive cage and 4-Drive disk backplane being removed from the server.

    1. Disconnect the DBP power cable and the DBP auxiliary signal cable from the motherboard connectors, and remove the DBP auxiliary signal cable from the left-side cable trough [1].

      Note:

      Do not disconnect the DBP power cable and DBP auxiliary signal cable from the disk backplane at this time.
    2. Using a Torx T15 screwdriver, loosen the two spring-mounted screws that secure the storage drive cage in to the chassis [2].
    3. Ensure that the DBP power cable and DBP auxiliary signal cable are free from snagging motherboard components and gently pull the storage drive cage with cables attached through the front panel of the chassis [3].
  4. Remove the 4-Drive disk backplane from the storage drive cage.
    1. Disconnect the DBP power cable and the DBP auxiliary signal cable from the disk backplane and set them aside [4].

      Note:

      Press and hold the button on the connector to disengage the locking mechanism, then gently pull the connector from the disk backplane.
    2. Using a Torx T15 screwdriver, loosen the two spring-mounted screws that secure the disk backplane to the storage drive cage [5].
    3. Gently remove the disk backplane from the storage drive cage [6].
    4. Place the disk backplane on an antistatic mat.