Replacing the Hard Drive

This appendix contains the instructions for replacing the hard drive on an SDI system if the existing one fails or needs to be replaced for any other reason.

Complete the instructions below to remove the existing hard drive and replace it with a new one.

1. If possible, save all the files from the /data/opt/etc directory to another computer or to the USB memory stick. The steps for saving the files to a USB memory stick are listed below.

a. Insert a USB memory stick into the front panel USB port and mount the USB memory stick with the command below.

Type: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1

b. Create a new directory on the USB memory stick with the command below.

Type: mkdir /mnt/sda1/etc

c. Copy the files to the USB memory stick with the command below.

Type: cp /data/opt/etc/*.* /mnt/sda1/etc/.

d. Unmount the USB memory stick with the command below, then remove it from the USB slot.

Type: umount /mnt/sda1

2. Shut down the SDI by entering the command below on the console keyboard and wait until the system has halted.

Type: init 0

3. Remove the power cord from the back of the box.

4. Remove the Clock/Data cabling, the keyboard cable, the monitor cable and the ethernet cable.

5. Place the SDI system on a safe antistatic work surface with a grounding terminal. Place the wrist strap around one wrist and connect the other end of the grounding strap to the grounded terminal.

6. Remove the nine (9) Phillips head screws ( 3-top, 3-left, 3-right) holding the cover to the SDI and remove the cover.

7. Carefully remove the hard drive power cable and IDE cable. Note the connector orientation before you remove the cables.

8. Remove the hard drive mounting brackets by removing the four (4) Phillips head screws from the bottom of the SDI enclosure.

9. Remove the hard drive from the mounting brackets by removing the four (4) Phillips head screws. Note the placement of the screws in the mounting brackets relative to the hard drive screw holes.

10. Verify the new hard drive jumper is set to the "Master" position. Use the needle nose pliers to remove the jumper if necessary. The jumper location information is shown on the hard drive.

11. Install the new hard drive to the mounting brackets using the four (4) Phillips head screws in the same manner as the old hard drive. The information sticker about the hard drive will be facing up when the drive is installed.

12. Install the hard drive mounting brackets to the SDI enclosure bottom using the four (4) Phillips head screws.

13. Install the power cable and IDE cable to the new hard drive being careful to make sure the cables are connected as they were to the old hard drive.

14. Replace the cover the SDI on the enclosure and install the nine (9) Phillips head screws to keep the cover in place.

15. Connect a (console) keyboard and a monitor to the connectors on the back panel.

16. Insert the power cord into the back of the SDI and wait for the system to boot.

Once the system has booted, check to see if the following messages appear. Then proceed to step 17.

S30inge: ERROR: /data not a writable directory
S40adde: ERROR: /data not a writable directory

17. Put the system at level 3 with the command below.

Type: init 3

18. If the messages in the box in step 16 did not appear, go to step 20.

If the messages did appear, the hard drive has not been formatted and you must complete the instructions below and those in step 19 before proceeding to step 20.

Format the hard drive and sync the contents of the compact flash boot sector to the hard drive with the command below.

Type: /opt/bin/sdi104-formatHD .

The prompt in the box below will appear twice, to ask if you wish to format the hard drive, and to sync the hard drive boot sector to the boot sector on the compact flash. Enter "yes" in response to both prompts.

If you are ready to continue, please type yes to continue.

19. Reboot the SDI with the command below.

Type: reboot

20. Move all the files from the /mnt/HDD/data/opt/etc directory to a new directory with the following commands.

Type: mkdir /mnt/HDD/data/opt/etc/old
Type: mv /mnt/HDD/data/opt/etc/*.* /mnt/HDD/data/opt/etc/old/.

21. Insert the USB memory stick and mount the drive as described in step 1a above.

22. Copy all the files from the /mnt/sda1/etc directory to the /mnt/HDD/data/opt/etc directory with the command below.

Type: cp /mnt/sda1/etc/*.* /mnt/HDD/data/opt/etc/.

23. Unmount the USB memory stick with the command below, then remove it from the USB slot.

Type: umount /mnt/sda1

24. Reboot the system with the command below, then verify that the system comes up correctly.

Type: reboot

25. Shut down the SDI by entering the command below on the console keyboard and waiting until the system has halted.

Type: init 0

26. Remove all cabling and place the system back in its service location.

27. Connect the console keyboard, the monitor, the ethernet cable and the Clock/Data cabling. Then insert the power cord.

28. Verify the system boots OK and starts ingesting data.

Appendix C

Replacing the Hard Drive