Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 - Replacing a Drive

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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Chapter 9: Configuration
Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration
NOTE This option is not available for RAID 0 configurations.
1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.
2. Click a drive icon in the left panel of the window.
3. Either select Go To > Physical Drive > Make Drive Offline on the menu bar, or right-click the drive, and select
Make Drive Offline from the menu.
A confirmation message appears. The message states that this operation cannot be aborted and asks whether
you want to continue.
4. Click Yes to accept and complete the removal of the drive from the drive group.
9.8.4 Replacing a Drive
AT TEN TIO N Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you replace a
drive.
Follow these steps to add a replacement drive and copy the data from the drive that was removed to the replacement
drive.
1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.
2. Select a drive in the left panel of the window.
3. Either select Go To > Physical Drive > Replace Physical Drive on the menu bar, or right-click the virtual drive
icon to access the Modify Drive Group wizard.
The dialog with the replacement drive appears, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 174 Drive Replacement Window
4. Select a replacement drive.
A confirmation message appears.
5. Click Yes.
This step replaces a drive and copies the data to the selected component.