Preface

About this guide

This guide describes the field service procedures for replacing, upgrading, and maintaining hardware units in the NetApp® F85 filer.

Use this guide after you familiarize yourself with the system hardware by reading the guides in the following table.

Note
The most current versions of these guides are available on the NetApp on the Web (NOW) Web site at http://now.netapp.com.

Reference document...	Provides information about...
Data ONTAP System Administrator's Guide	How to operate and manage your filer
F85 Hardware Guide	Initial system installation
Diagnostics Guide	How to operate the diagnostics available for NetApp filers.

This guide does not provide information about disk shelves. For disk shelf information, see the hardware guide for the disk shelf that is part of your system.

Audience

This guide is for qualified system administrators and service personnel who are familiar with Network Appliance^TM filers. The procedures in this guide describe replacement, upgrade, and maintenance tasks for personnel with the following skills and experience:

Working familiarity with small computer system hardware and operation
Basic understanding of common networking concepts and practices
Working familiarity with accepted tools and procedures for installing and operating sensitive electronic equipment

Terminology

In this guide,

Filer refers to an F85 filer.
Disk shelf refers to the SDS12 disk shelf.
Expansion adapters refers to the following:
- NVRAM III adapter
- SCSI adapters
- Network interface cards (NICs)
  Note
  See the System Configuration Guide at http://now.netapp.com for a current version of the list of expansion adapters that you can use with your filer.

Special messages

This guide contains special messages that are described as follows:

Note
A note contains important information that helps you install or operate the system efficiently.

Caution
A caution contains instructions that you must follow to avoid damage to the equipment, a system crash, or loss of data.

WARNING
A warning contains instructions that you must follow to avoid personal injury.