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PowerProtect Data Manager Appliance 5.16.0.0 Administrator's Guide for DM5500

Add or remove disk

Add disk functionality allows you to take a disk in a failed state and return it to operation. Remove disk functionality allows you to manually set a disk to a Failed state to force reconstruction of the data that is stored on the disk.

Steps

  1. From the left navigation pane, select Infrastructure > Storage.
    The Storage window appears.
  2. On the Disks tab, select the disk that you want to remove and force reconstruction, and click Remove.
    A confirmation dialog box appears.
  3. Click Remove to move the disk to a failed state and force reconstruction of data.
    NOTE:Any attempt to remove a disk that impacts the appliance operation or file system operation are not allowed. Including the removal of a system disk.
  4. To add a disk, select a disk that is in failed state, and click Add.
    A confirmation dialog box appears.
  5. Click Add to move the disk in failed state and return it to operation.

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