Removing a drive from a server

This section describes how to remove a drive from a server on the Disk Manager page.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Disk Manager page. Refer to Logging in to the Disk Manager page.
2. In the disk list on the left, click the name of the drive to be removed.
   The drive details are displayed in the lower left panel.
3. In the lower left panel, click Remove.
   The Remove Drive wizard is displayed.
4. Do either of the following:

   • If the drive to be removed is not in a storage pool, directly click Next and go to 5.

   • If the drive to be removed is in a storage pool, continue the following steps.

   1. On the Retire from Storage Pool tab, click Yes in the confirmation dialog below the graphical view.
      The drive will be retired and then removed from the pool, which may take some time to complete.
   2. Click Next if a message is displayed to indicate that the drive has been successfully removed from the storage pool.
5. Pull out the drive from the server.
   1. (Optional) On the Pull Out tab, click to turn on the server or disk location LED so as to visually locate the drive to be removed.
   2. Remove the drive from the server.
   3. Return to the Pull Out tab, and click Next.
6. On the Summary tab, view the operation result. If desired operations are completed, click Finish.