Replacing a drive in a storage pool

This section describes how to replace a drive in a storage pool 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 replaced under a storage pool.
   The drive details are displayed in the lower left panel.
3. In the lower left panel, click Replace.
   The Replace Drive wizard is displayed.
4. Retire the drive to be replaced from the storage pool.
   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 to be replaced and insert a new one.
   1. (Optional) On the Pull Out and Insert tab, click to turn on the server or disk location LED so as to visually locate the drive to be replaced.
   2. Remove the drive to be replaced from the server and insert a new one.
   3. Return to the Pull Out and Insert tab, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog below Server Location LED and Disk Location LED.
      Note

      It may take some time for the process to complete. Information about the new drive will be displayed if the drive replacement is successful.
   4. Click Next if a message is displayed to indicate that the drive has been successfully replaced.
   The new drive is added to the storage pool automatically.
6. On the More Operations tab, click to start rebalancing the pool immediately if needed. Then, click Next.
7. On the Summary tab, view the operation result. If desired operations are completed, click Finish.