Remove and Replace the DTray

Connect to the VAST Web UI. From the menu, select () Infrastructure > DTrays. Find the applicable DTray from the list, select () More Actions at the right of the applicable DTray, then select () Deactivate.

You can alternatively deactivate the DTrays from the VAST CLI (see VAST CLI Commands for Deactivating and Activating the DTray.)

Select Infrastructure > DNodes and note the MGMT IP of the applicable DNodes.

Run the shell command ssh vastdata@<ip_mgmt_address> to open an SSH session to the deactivated Dode and run the command configure ipv6 command. Repeat this procedure for the other deactivated DNode.

Disconnect the cables from the DTray. Make sure they are labeled so that you can identify the correct ports in the new DTray.

Unfasten the blue retaining thumbscrew to release the DTray, as shown in the figure below.

Pull the lever (1) away from the DTray. This disengages the Dtray and it powers off.

Pull the DTray (2) until it clears the enclosure.

Replace with the new Dtray within 10 minutes.

Align the DTray with the slot in the back of the enclosure and insert it into the enclosure firmly (1), as shown in the figure below.

Turn the lever until it is fully locked (2).

Fasten the blue retaining thumbscrew.

When the DTray is fully inserted, it automatically powers on and is in a fully booted state in 5 minutes.

Insert the cables into the applicable connectors.

Connect to the VAST Web UI. From the menu, select Infrastructure > DTrays, select () More Actions and then select () Replace.

From the menu, select () Infrastructure > DTrays. Find the applicable DTray from the list, select () More Actions, then select () Activate.

You can alternatively activate the DTrays from the VAST CLI,see VAST CLI Commands for Deactivating and Activating the DTray.