VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 User's Guide - VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (September 2004)

Disk Tasks
Disconnecting a Disk
Chapter 362
Disconnecting a Disk
The Disconnect Disk procedure disconnects a VxVM disk from its
underlying physical disk. You can disconnect a disk in preparation for
the replacement of a physical disk. After disconnecting a disk, you can
use the “Replacing Disk task to reconnect the disk (see “Replacing Disk”
on page 63).
To disconnect a disk
Step 1. Select the disk to be disconnected.
Step 2. Choose Actions > Disconnect Disk.
Step 3. Press OK to confirm disconnection.
NOTE Disconnecting a disk that contains volumes can result in loss of data or
redundancy.