Replacing Hardware Components in Your Quiver 1U All-NVMe Gen1 Nodes

This section explains how to replace hardware components in Quiver 1U All-NVMe Gen1 nodes.

Caution

We strongly recommend engaging an on-site engineer to replace failed hardware components including but not limited to any procedure that:
- This guide doesn't cover
- You haven't received training on
- Requires precautions to avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD) by using industry standard anti-static equipment (such as gloves or wrist straps)
We don’t recommend updating firmware on Qumulo-certified hardware nodes unless the equipment manufacturer or a member of the Qumulo Care team advises you to do so. For questions about this process, contact the Qumulo Care team.

To Remove and Replace the Top Cover

Follow the instructions in the ASUS documentation:

Remove the rear cover.
Remove the backplane cover.
Remove the air ducts.
When reassembling the chassis, follow these instructions in reverse order.

To Replace the NIC

Note
Certain node types have two NICs. For more information, see Technical Specifications.

Follow the instructions in the ASUS documentation:

For the left NIC, see Installing an Expansion Card to the Butterfly Riser Card Bracket.
For the right NIC, see Installing an Expansion Card to the Riser Card Bracket.

To Replace the NVMe M.2 Boot Drive

The boot drive is located at the M.2 expansion slot at connector NGFF1. For more information, see Installing M.2 (NGFF) Cards in the ASUS documentation.

To Replace an NVMe Drive in Front Storage Bays

There are 12 2.5” hot-swap NVMe drives attached with four screws to trays in front storage bays. For more information, see Installing a 2.5-Inch Storage Device to a Front Storage Bay in the ASUS documentation.

To Replace an NVMe Drive in Internal Storage Bays

There are 4 2.5” hot-swap NVMe drives in snap-in, toolless trays in internal storage bays. For more information, see Installing a 2.5-Inch Storage Device to an Internal Storage Bay in the ASUS documentation.

To Replace a Power Supply Unit (PSU)

Your Quiver 1UA Gen1 chassis contains two PSUs. Follow the instructions to replace a power supply module in the ASUS documentation.

To Replace a System Fan

Your Quiver 1UA Gen1 chassis has five system fans on the left and two on the right. The fans mount to the chassis with a toolless system. For more information, see Internal Features in the ASUS documentation.

Disconnect a fan from the motherboard. For more information, see Cable Connections and System Fan Connectors in the ASUS documentation.
To remove a fan, lift it upwards from the chassis.

To Replace a DIMM

Your Quiver 1UA Gen1 chassis has 24 DDR5 DIMM slots. For more information, see System Memory and Memory Configurations in the ASUS documentation.

Follow the instructions for removing and installing a DIMM in the ASUS documentation.

To Replace the Node Chassis

Important
After you perform a chassis swap, you must reconfigure the IPMI settings for your node.

Step 1: Remove the Existing Components

At the back of the node, disconnect the power cabling from both power supply units (PSUs) and remove both existing PSUs from the node.
Disconnect the network cabling from the NIC ports and remove the existing NICs from the node.
Remove the NVMe drives in front storage bays, the NVMe drives in internal storage bays, and the NVMe M.2 boot drive from the node.
Remove the existing chassis from the server rack.

Important
We strongly recommend using a server lift or that two people perform this task.

Step 2: Install New Components

Install the new chassis in the server rack.

Caution
To avoid warping the chassis frame, always keep it level while you insert it into the server rack. Never insert the chassis at an angle and don't apply excessive pressure to it.
Install the NVMe drives and the boot drive in the node.
Do one of the following:
- If your replacement chassis comes with NICs, install the new NICs in the chassis and connect the network cabling to the NIC ports.
- If your replacement chassis doesn’t come with NICs, install and connect the existing NICs.
For the PSUs, do one of the following:
- If your replacement chassis comes with PSUs, install the new PSUs in the chassis and connect the power cabling to the PSUs.
- If your replacement chassis doesn’t come with PSUs, install and connect the existing PSUs.
Boot by using the latest version of the Qumulo Core USB Drive Installer.
Select [*] Perform maintenance.
Select [2] Perform automatic repair after part replacement (non-destructive).

The part replacement procedure runs and the FVT passed! message appears.

Note
In some cases, after the part replacement procedure, the message FIX: Run the FVT flash command. appears. Enter 1 as you would for a fixable issue to reboot the node and then repeat the part replacement procedure.