VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Disk Tasks
Replacing a Disk
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click OK.
Notes:
• This task requires the name of the disk to be replaced and the
replacement disk name.
• The disk to be replaced must be disconnected or removedfrom its disk
group. If the disk has not failed, you need to remove the disk from its
disk group and put it in the free disk pool before you replace the disk.
• The new disk can be a disk in the free disk pool or an uninitialized
disk. If the new disk is uninitialized, this task places the disk under
Volume Manager control.
• The new disk is placed in the old disk’s disk group.