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Configuring and Deconfiguring SCSI Hot-Swap Disk Drives
Attention:
The Linux operating system does not support some hot-pluggable procedures. Also, Linux
does not support hot-plugging any hot-pluggable PCI adapters or devices. The system with Linux installed
on one or more partitions must be shutdown and powered off before replacing any PCI adapter or device
assigned to a Linux partition. Please follow the non-hot-pluggable adapter or device procedures when
replacing a PCI adapter or device in any partition with Linux installed.
To configure or deconfigure a drive, use the following procedures:
Configuring Drives
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type smitty.
3. Select System Storage Management (Physical and Logical Storage) and press Enter.
4. Select Logical Volume Manager and press Enter.
5. Select Volume Groups and press Enter.
6. Select Set Characteristics of a Volume Group and press Enter.
7. Select Add a Physical Volume to a Volume Group.
8. Fill in the fields for the drive you are adding to the system. Press F4 for a list of selections.
Documentation for the AIX operating system is available from the IBM Eserver pSeries Information
Center at http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base. Select AIX documentation.
The AIX Documentation CD contains the base set of publications for the operating system, including
system-management and end-user documentation.
9. Press F10 to exit smitty.
Deconfiguring Drives
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type smitty.
3. Select System Storage Manager (Physical and Logical Storage) and press Enter.
4. Select Logical Volume Manager and press Enter.
5. Select Volume Groups and press Enter.
6. Select Set Characteristics of a Volume Group. and press Enter.
7. Select Remove a Physical Volume from a Volume Group.
8. Press F4 to list the available volume groups, then select the volume group name and press Enter.
9. Press F4 to select a physical volume and follow the instructions on the screen to select the physical
volume. Press Enter.
10. Return to the procedure that directed you here.
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