User's Manual

You can copy data from a physical disk, which is a member of a virtual disk, to another physical disk by providing a Replace Member Configuration option. You
can initiate multiple copies of data from different array groups.
The source physical disk should be part of a virtual disk and in the Online state. Also, the virtual disk should not be fully degraded.
The destination physical disk should be in the Ready state, available to be written to, and of appropriate size and type.
NOTE: You must also enable the Revertible Hot Spare option to use Replace Member Disk task.
NOTE: The destination physical disk can also be an available hot spare.
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To Replace a Member Disk: (Step 1 of 2)
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1. Select the physical disk in the Connector table that you want to replace.
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2. Select the destination disk in the Disks available for replace member operation table.
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3. Click Apply Changes. If you want to exit without replacing the member disk, click Go Back To Virtual Disk Page.
You can view the progress of the Replace Member Disk task on the Physical Disk Details page. For more information, see "Physical Disk Properties and
Tasks."
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To locate this task in Storage Management:
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1. Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
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2. Expand a controller object.
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3. Select the Virtual Disks object.
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4. Select Replace Member Disk from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
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5. Click Execute.
Virtual Disk Task: Replace Member Disk (Step 2 of 2)
This screen displays the summary of the attributes of the virtual disk in which you replaced the member disk. Use this screen to review your changes before
completing the virtual disk replace member task.
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To Replace a Member Disk: Step 2 of 2
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1. Review your changes. The source Physical Disk table displays details of the source physical disk. The destination Physical Disk table displays details of
the destination physical disk.
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2. Click Finish to complete the replace member task. If you want to change the replace member, click Go Back to Previous Page. If you want to exit without
making changes, click Cancel.
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CAUTION: If you choose a hot spare as the destination physical disk, your virtual disk will be without a hot spare, unless you assign one.
NOTE: You can select only one source/destination physical disk at a time.