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Maintain AFF C250 hardware

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For the AFF C250 storage system, you can perform maintenance procedures on the following components.

Boot media

The boot media stores a primary and secondary set of boot image files that the system uses when it boots.

Chassis

The chassis is the physical enclosure housing all the controller components such as the controller/CPU unit, power supply, and I/O.

Controller

A controller consists of a board, firmware, and software. It controls the drives and implements the ONTAP functions.

DIMM

You must replace a DIMM (dual in-line memory module) when a memory mismatch is present, or you have a failed DIMM.

Drive

A drive is a device that provides the physical storage media for data.

Fan

The fan cools the controller.

Mezzanine card

A Mezzanine card is a printed circuit board that plugs directly into another plug-in card.

NVMEM battery

A battery is included with the controller and preserves cached data if the AC power fails.

Power supply

A power supply provides a redundant power source in a controller shelf.

Real time clock battery

A real time clock battery preserves system date and time information if the power is off.