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C2000 and C4000 Hardware Guide
Replacing or Swapping a Disk
You can replace a failed disk or swap a working disk in a C Series Controller. Note
the following limitations:
To replace or swap a disk:
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NOTE: Do not power down the C Series Controller when you are swapping a disk,
because doing so might result in initialization errors.
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Reinitializing an Active Disk
You can reinitialize a disk that is already active in a C Series Controller.
To reinitialize a disk:
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Managing Disks in a C Series Controller
Replacing a disk
You can replace it while the other disk remains active.
Swapping a disk You cannot remove both disks in the C Series Controller at
the same time. Do not power down the system or initialization errors may occur.
Disable the disk.
user@host> request disk disable device 0 | 1
Remove the disk from the system.
Insert a new disk.
Enable the disk.
user@host> request disk enable device 0 | 1
Initialize the new disk.
user@host> request disk initialize device 0 | 1
The command generates data on the disk that enables the disk controller to
manage the disk. The disk controller copies data from the other disk and
establishes mirroring between the two disks.
Verify that the disk is initialized.
user@host> show disk status
Initialize the disk.
user@host> request disk initialize device 0 | 1 force
The command generates data on the disk that enables the disk controller to
manage the disk. The disk controller copies data from the other disk and
establishes mirroring between the two disks.
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