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 Physical Disks
Dell™OpenManage™ServerAdministratorStorageManagementUser'sGuide
Physical disks reside within an enclosure or are attached to the controller. On a RAID controller, physical disks are used to create virtual disks.
Add a New Disk to Your System
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1. Install or attach the new physical disk (or disks). Refer to the documentation that came with the disk for more information.
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2. Do one of the following depending on the controller technology. See "RAID Controller Technology: SCSI, SATA, ATA, and SAS" for more information.
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For SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers
a. Select the controller to which the disk is attached and click the Information/Configuration tab.
b. Execute the Rescan task.
The new disk should be displayed in the tree view after the rescan. If the new disk is not displayed, restart the computer.
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For SAS Controllers
a. Check the Alert Log for an alert verifying that the system has identified the new disk. You may receive alert 2052 or 2294. For information on Alert
Messages, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
b. Refresh the display by clicking Refresh or by changing screens.
The new physical disk should be displayed in the tree view after refreshing the display. If the new disk is not displayed, restart the computer.
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Related Information
l See "Replacing a Failed Disk" if you are replacing a disk that is part of a virtual disk.
l See "Virtual Disk Considerations for PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4e/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, CERC ATA100/4ch, PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, and
PERC 6/I Controllers" or "Virtual Disk Considerations for PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/6ch, and CERC SATA1.5/2s controllers" if you are intending to
include the new disk in a virtual disk.
How to Avoid Removing the Wrong Disk
You can avoid removing the wrong disk by blinking the LED display on the disk that you intend to remove. See the following sections for information on blinking
the LED display:
l See "Blink and Unblink (Physical Disk)" to blink the LED display on a physical disk.
l See "Blink and Unblink (Virtual Disk)" to blink the LED display on all physical disks included in a particular virtual disk.
If you have already removed the wrong disk, see "Recovering from Removing the Wrong Physical Disk."
Replacing a Physical Disk Receiving SMART Alerts
Add a New Disk to Your System
Initialize
How to Avoid Removing the Wrong Disk
Rebuild
Replacing a Physical Disk Receiving SMART Alerts
Cancel Rebuild
Other Disk Procedures
Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare
Physical Disk Properties and Tasks
Online and Offline
Blink and Unblink (Physical Disk)
Clear Physical Disk and Cancel Clear
Remove Dead Segments
Revertible Hot Spare
Prepare to Remove
Instant Secure Erase
NOTE: Clicking the Refresh button in the right pane refreshes only the right pane. To view the new physical disk in the left pane tree view, click the
system name displayed at the top of the left pane, or select View --> Refresh from the browser's menu bar.