Hot-Swap
Disk
Drives
The
following
procedures
describe
the
removal,
replacement,
and
installation
of
hot-swap
disk
drives.
Before
performing
the
following
procedures,
read
the
“Safety
Notices”
on
page
xi.
Note:
You
do
not
have
to
power
off
the
system
to
remove
a
hot-swap
disk
drive.
Before
you
perform
these
procedures,
ensure
that
you
have
taken
the
appropriate
actions
to
back
up
the
data
for
the
drive
you
are
removing,
and
that
the
drive
has
been
removed
from
the
configuration.
Physically
removing
a
hot-swap
disk
drive
from
the
system
before
it
has
been
removed
from
the
system
configuration
can
cause
unrecoverable
data
corruption.
Attention:
The
Linux
operating
system
does
not
support
these
hot-swappable
procedures.
Also,
Linux
does
not
support
hot-swapping
any
hot-swappable
disk
drives.
A
system
with
Linux
installed
must
be
shut
down
and
powered
off
before
installing
any
disk
drives.
Use
the
procedures
described
in
“Removing
a
Hot-Swap
Disk
Drive
with
the
System
Power
Off”
on
page
338
and
“Replacing
or
Installing
a
Hot-Swap
Disk
Drive
with
the
System
Power
Off”
on
page
338
when
replacing
a
disk
drive
with
the
Linux
operating
system
installed.
Deconfiguring
a
Disk
Drive
for
Removal
Before
a
disk
is
removed
from
a
volume
group,
all
data
should
be
backed
up
and
the
data
removed
from
the
disk
to
be
replaced.
Use
AIX
Logical
Volume
Manager
to
perform
this
task.
Before
removing
a
disk
drive
from
a
volume
group,
do
the
following:
1.
Log
in
as
root
user.
2.
At
the
command
line,
type
smitty
.
3.
Select
System
Storage
Manager
(Physical
and
Logical
Storage)
and
press
Enter.
4.
Select
Logical
Volume
Manager
and
press
Enter.
5.
Select
Volume
Groups
and
press
Enter.
6.
Select
Set
Characteristics
of
a
Volume
Group
and
press
Enter.
7.
Select
Remove
a
Physical
Volume
from
a
Volume
Group
.
8.
Press
F4
to
list
the
available
volume
groups,
then
select
the
volume
group
name
and
press
Enter.
9.
Press
F4
to
select
a
physical
volume,
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
select
the
physical
volume.
Press
Enter.
10.
Press
F3
enough
times
to
return
to
the
first
smitty
menu.
Select
System
Storage
Management
(Physical
and
Logical
Storage)
.
11.
Select
Removable
Disk
Management
.
12.
Select
Remove
a
Disk
.
13.
Select
the
desired
disk
from
the
list
on
the
screen
and
press
Enter.
14.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
remove
the
drive.
15.
When
you
are
asked
″
Are
you
sure?
″
,
press
Enter.
The
power
LED
on
the
drive
that
you
selected
will
remain
on.
16.
Remove
the
disk
drive
by
pulling
the
disk
drive
lever
toward
you
until
it
is
completely
open
(see
the
illustration
in
“Removing
a
Hot-Swap
Disk
Drive”
on
page
335).
Then
remove
the
disk
drive
from
the
slot.
The
LED
on
the
top
of
the
slot
will
turn
off
when
the
disk
drive
is
removed.
17.
Press
F10
to
exit
smitty.
Configuring
a
Disk
Drive
after
Replacement
or
Installation
To
configure
a
disk
drive,
do
the
following:
1.
Log
in
as
root
user.
2.
At
the
command
line,
type
smitty
.
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9.
Removal
and
Replacement
Procedures
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