Users Guide

Storage Management Service 147
Physical Disk Tasks
The following physical disk tasks are available when the Physical Disks object
is selected. See the Storage Management online help for more information.
• Blink and Unblink: The Blink task allows you to find a disk within an
enclosure by blinking one of the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the disk.
The Unblink task cancels the Blink task.
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Remove Dead Segments: In certain circumstances, this task enables you to
recover disk space that is currently unusable.
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Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare: See "Assign and Unassign Global
Hot Spare."
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Prepare to Remove: Use this task before removing a disk from an
enclosure.
NOTICE: To prevent data loss, make sure to perform this task.
• Online and Offline: Use the Offline task to deactivate a disk before
removing it. Use the Online task to reactivate an offline disk.
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Initialize: On some controllers, the Initialize task prepares a physical disk
for use as a member of a virtual disk.
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Rebuild: See "Rebuild a Failed Physical Disk."
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Cancel Rebuild: Use the Cancel Rebuild task to cancel a rebuild that is in
progress.
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Clear Physical Disk and Cancel Clear: Use the clear physical disk task to
erase data residing on a physical disk.
Virtual Disk Tasks
The following virtual disk tasks are available when the Virtual Disks object is
selected. See the Storage Management online help for more information.
• Reconfigure: See "Reconfigure Virtual Disk Wizard."
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Cancel Rebuild: Use the Cancel Rebuild task to cancel a rebuild while it is
in progress.
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Cancel Reconfigure: Use the Cancel Reconfigure task to cancel a virtual
disk reconfiguration while it is in progress.