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Replacing hardware

This section describes high-level tasks to replace the components within the appliance.

To perform the hardware replacement tasks, you have to download the below documents from Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals:

• Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation

NOTE: For more information about downloading the

Nutanix Hardware Replacement Documentation

, see the Documentation

matrix section in the

Dell EMC XC640 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Support Matrix

available at Dell.com/

XCSeriesmanuals.

• Dell EMC XC640 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance Service and Installation Manual

After downloading these documents, you are ready to proceed with the below hardware replacement tasks:

• Replacing components with no cluster data

• Replacing failed front hard drive and SSD components that contain cluster data

Topics:

• Replacing components with no cluster data

• Replacing failed front hard drive and SSD components that contain cluster data

Replacing components with no cluster data

You can replace the following hardware components that do not contain cluster data:

• System memory

• Cooling fans

• Network Daughter Cards or Network Interface Cards

• PSUs

Perform the following steps to replace the components with no cluster data:

1 Turn o the node for the relevant hypervisor.

For more information see the Failure of Components that do not Contain Cluster Data section in the Nutanix Hardware Replacement

Guide on the Nutanix documentation portal.

NOTE

: For more information about accessing

Nutanix Hardware Replacement Guide

, see the Documentation Matrix section

in the

Dell EMC XC640 Series Hyper-Converged Appliances Support Matrix

available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals.

2 Replace the failed component.

For more information, see the Installing and removing components section in Dell EMC XC640 Series Hyper-Converged Appliance

Installation and Service Manual available at Dell.com/XCSeriesmanuals.

3 Restart the appliance of the relevant hypervisor.

For more information, see the Failure of Components that do not Contain Cluster Data section in the Nutanix Hardware Replacement