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Drive Management
Adding New Drives to Your px2-300d Network Storage
The px2-300d can be powered on or off when installing or replacing hard drives. If you have purchased a
diskless device, you might want to install all of the hard drives at once (steps 1-4 below). In this case, it is
recommended that you power off the px2-300d while installing the drives. If you are replacing a drive that
has failed, it will be easiest to do so while the px2-300d is powered up. This will enable you to use the px2-
300d management interface to confirm that you are removing the correct drive.
Make sure you are installing drives qualified for use with your px2-300d. Refer to
http://support.lenovoemc.com for a list of approved drives.
The following instructions cover installing new hard drives (HDDs) or SSDs in your px2-300d while the
device is powered on:
1.
Access the drive bays for your px2-300d and pull out an empty drive tray.
2.
Mount the drive on the drive tray using the screws included with the drive.
3.
Insert the drive tray containing the new drive back into the empty slot.
If the first drive installed in the px2-300d contains data, a dialog box will appear asking for
confirmation to overwrite the drive. Click Yes to proceed. Any existing data will be deleted. If the
px2-300d is unable to overwrite the existing data, refer to the LenovoEMC support site for
instructions for cleaning a hard drive (see
en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30456). After cleaning the disk, re-install it in your px2-
300d.
You will not see the confirmation dialog for additional drives even if they contain data.
4.
If this is the first drive installed in your px2-300d, you will be re-directed to Device Setup. If you
are not re-directed to Device Setup, see
5.
If your px2-300d is already set up, you will be re-directed to the management console.
6.
From the px2-300d management console, select the Drive Management icon under All
Features.
7.
Your px2-300d displays the new hard drives in the bays where they are mounted.
8.
To create a RAID Array, you must install a minimum of two hard drives. You can remain on the
Drive Management page while mounting the second drive.
If you are installing drives that contain data, they will be overwritten when you select them on the
Drive Management page. If you encounter issues overwriting a drive, refer to
en.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30456
9.
When all new drives have been detected, click
You can create a Storage Pool using one drive if desired. You will not have any RAID protection
options and can only select None from the RAID dropdown list while configuring your Storage
Pool.
10. Complete the
Storage Pool configuration options
the Storage Pool by checking the boxes next to them. All drives in a Storage Pool must be the
same model, manufacturer, and capacity.
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