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2.4
Replacing a hard disk drive
To replace a failing hard disk drive, follow the steps below. Replace a hard disk drive when the CPU/IO
module 0 and 1 are powered on.
2.4.1
Identifying a failing disk
This section provides information on how to identify a failing hard disk drive.
Important This must be operated by root user.
1. Run esxcli -s <
ESXi host IP address
> storage mpm list.
2. Check the failed disk form the displayed info.
The following is an example when a failure occurred on the internal disk stored in the slot 0 of I/O module
1.
When you confirm the slot0 of I/O Module1 by “/opt/ft/bin/ftsmaint ls” command, it is displayed as follows.
# cd /opt/ft/bin/
# ./ftsmaint ls 11/40/1
H/W Path
: 11/40/1
Description
: Disk Drive
State
: BROKEN
Op State
: SHOT
Reason
: NONE
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# esxcli –s xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx storage mpm list
Info
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mpm0 : 143066368 blocks (139713 MB) [2/2]
\_ vmhba0:C0:T0:L0 (10/40/1) [ in_sync ]
\_ vmhba1:C0:T0:L0 (11/40/1) [ faulty ]
