The disks in the unit are represented in a similar fashion to the unit summary diagram on the
Home
page (see
►
To retire a disk:
1. Select one or more disks to retire by clicking their check boxes.
Notes:
Only disks that are part of an array can be retired. Spare disks and unassigned disks cannot.
A disk can only be retired if there is a spare disk available to the array (see
page 126). This is true for each disk retired. For example, if you wish to retire three disks, then three
spares must be available.
2. Click
Retire Disk
.
A warning dialog is displayed.
Figure 3-77: Retire Disk warning dialog
3. Do one of the following:
To cancel the disk retirement, click the
CANCEL Retire
button.
A message is displayed, stating that the operation has been canceled. Click the
Back
button to return
to the
Retire Disk
page.
To retire the disk, click the confirmation check box and then click
Confirm Retire Command
.
A message is displayed, confirming that the disk is being retired. Click the
Back
button to return to the
Retire Disk
page. The disk’s icon now displays an “emptying” status bar and the caption “retiring
disk”.
When the retirement process is complete, the disk icon displays a flashing red status bar and an event
log message is generated.
4. When the disk retirement process is complete, remove the disk from the unit and replace it with a
suitable replacement disk (see the
Nexsan FRU Removal and Replacement Guide
for your unit).
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