User's Manual

190 Physical Disks or Physical Devices
NOTE: With the exception of combining SAS,SATA,SCSI, and SSD drives, Dell
supports upgrades and not downgrades.
Add a New Disk to Your System
1
Install or attach the new physical disk (or disks) or physical devices. For
more information, see the documentation that came with the disk.
2
Do one of the following depending on the controller technology. For more
information, see RAID Controller Technology: SCSI, SATA, ATA, and
SAS.
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.
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
at
support.dell.com/manuals
.
b
Refresh the display by clicking
Refresh
or by changing screens.
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.
The new physical disk or physical device should be displayed in the tree
view after refreshing the display. If the new disk is not displayed, restart
the computer.
Related Information
• If you are replacing a disk that is part of a virtual disk, see Replacing a
Failed Disk.