Administrator Guide

3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, click Disks.
4. Expand a disk folder, then select a disk.
5. Click Delete. The Delete Disk dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
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Restore a Disk
Restore a Disk
After a disk fails, Storage Center does not allow that disk to be managed again. If the disk is down for testing purposes then deleted,
the disk can be restored so that
Storage Center can manage the disk again.
Prerequisites
• The Storage Center must be running version 6.6 or later
• The disk must have been down, removed from the enclosure, then deleted.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand the Disks node then the unassigned disk folder.
4. Click a disk.
5. Click Restore Disk.
The Restore Disk dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
Storage Center restores the disk and adds it to a disk folder.
Replace a Failed Disk
The Replace Failed Disk wizard identies a disk and provides steps to replace the disk.
Prerequisite
The disk must be down
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Expand the Disks section of the navigation pane.
3. Select the failed disk. Click Replace Disk.
The Replace Failed Disk wizard appears.
4. Click Next once the failed disk is located.
5. Follow the instructions to physically remove the failed disk from the enclosure. Click Next.
6. Insert the new disk into the enclosure, following all instructions. Click Next.
Storage Center attempts to recognize the replacement disk.
7. If the disk replacement succeeded, Storage Center conrms this. It also displays information about the new disk.
8. Click Finish to close the wizard.
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