SSD Replacement (20Gv3/40Gv3)

Replacement of the SSDs on the 20G Gen3 and 40G Gen3 requires the system to be unracked and chassis open, the following steps provide a guide on how to replace the Capture drives.

Step 1) Identify the replacement disk

Using the disk serial numbers on the WWW GUI, identify the serial number of the disk to be replaced.

In this example SSD3 is being replaced

Log the serial number

S5JXNS0NA05683E

For later reference

For drives which are missing in the GUI check the configuration file

/opt/fmadio/etc/disk.lua

For the serial number.

Step 2) Power down the system

Power down the system and prepare system to be unracked.

sudo poweroff

Step 3) Replace the SSD

Depending on the SKU, the SSD may be on the top or bottom of the PCIe SSD card.

Idneifiy the correct SSD to be replaced using the serial number from Step 1)

Step 4) Rack and power on

Re-rack and power on the system

Step 5) Locate new SSD serial number

Using the command

devblk_info.lua

Run the command and find the disk which has no mount point. Example is shown below

In this example the serial number

S5JXNS0NA05685H

Has no mount point  after the serial number and is the new drive.

Step 6) update the SSD serial number

Edit the file

/opt/fmadio/etc/disk.lua

Locate the serial number of the old SSD from Step 1)

Replace this serial number with the new just installed serial number.

Previous value with the old serial number

Updated with the new Serial number

Save the file

Step 7) Reboot the system

Reboot the system

sudo reboot

Step 8) Confirm the disks are GOOD

Go back to the GUI and confirm all disks are GREEN for example below example

Step 9) Quick format the Storage

To ensure the system is in a clean state, a disk quick format is recommended.

This DELETES all data on the system

It is recommend (but not required) as some data may be in the SSD cache but not in the HDD resulting in an unclear state of the capture storage.

Run the quick format option in the web GUI

Step 10) Finished

After the system has finished the quick format (take 5-10minutes) confirm the capture is running correctly and PCAP files can be generated.