Administrator Guide
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.
Prerequisite
The disk must be down, removed from the enclosure, and deleted from Storage Center.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand the enclosure and select Disks.
The Disks view is displayed.
4 In the right pane, click the Disks subtab, then select the disk and click Restore.
The Restore Disk dialog box opens.
5 Click OK.
Storage Center restores the disk and adds it to a disk folder.
Replace a Failed Disk
The Replace Failed Disk wizard identies a disk and provides steps to replace the disk.
Prerequisite
The disk must be down
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand the enclosure and select Disks.
The Disks view is displayed.
4 In the right pane, click the Disks subtab, then select the failed disk and click Replace Disk.
The Replace Disk wizard opens.
5 Locate the failed disk and click Next.
6 Follow the instructions to physically remove the failed disk from the enclosure. Click Next.
7 Insert the new disk into the enclosure, following all instructions. Click Next.
Storage Center attempts to recognize the replacement disk.
8 If the disk replacement succeeds, Storage Center conrms this. It also displays information about the new disk.
9 Click Finish to close the wizard.
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