IBM TotalStorage NAS Gateway 500 Administrator's Manual page 334

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Note: This information replaces that described in the IBM TotalStorage NAS
To install a hot-plug disk drive, perform the following steps:
10. Select Mirror a Volume Group and press Enter.
11. In the volume group name section, enter rootvg.
12. In the physical volume name section, enter the name of the hdisk from step 7
13. When you have finished, press Esc + 0 to exit SMIT.
14. At the command line, enter bosboot -a. This command checks to see if you
15. At the command line, enter bootlist -m normal hdisk0 <hdisk#> . This
16. To verify a successful mirror, enter lsvg rootvg at the command line.
17. Verify that the active PV number is 2.
18. Replace the bezel as described in the Hardware Installation Guide.
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1. Remove the front bezel, as described in the Hardware Installation Guide.
2. Remove the disk drive from its protective packaging, and open the drive latch
handle.
3. Install the disk drive in the drive slot. Align the disk drive with the drive slot
rails, and slide the disk drive into the slot until it contacts the backplane at the
rear of the drive bay. The drive should be in far enough for the latch handle to
engage the latch. Push the disk drive lever up and to the rear to secure the
disk drive. The LED on the disk drive will turn on and start to blink.
4. Log into the machine as root.
5. After the HDD LED has stopped blinking, enter /opt/nas/bin/cfgmgr on the
command line. This configures the hard drive and makes the hard drive
available for operations.
6. At the command line, enter lspv. A list appears with the available hdisks.
7. Record the first available local hdisk after rootvg. This hdisk is used at a later
time in this procedure. At the command line, enter smit extendvg.
8. Enter the following code for each empty section:
a. When asked Force the creation of volume group?, use the Tab key to
select YES.
b. In the volume group name section, enter rootvg.
c. In the physical volume name section, enter the name of the hdisk from step
7 and press Enter.
9. Once the command completes, press Esc + 0 and at the command line, enter
smit vg.
and press Enter.
are able to boot from both drives.
institutes the proper boot order.
Note: hdisk# is the name of the hdisk from step 7.

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