Disk Drive

Use this procedure to replace the disk drive.

Your system can be powered off or powered on when you replace the disk drive. Do one of the following:

  • If the operating system is not running, or if the disk drive to be replaced is in the AIX(R) or Linux(R) root volume group (rootvg) and it is not protected with either a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) or mirroring, use the procedure for replacing the disk drive with the power off. The power-off procedures are also known as nonconcurrent in the following information.
  • If the operating system is running, and if the disk drive to be replaced is in not the AIX or Linux root volume group (rootvg) and it is protected with either a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) or mirroring, you can replace a disk drive with the power on. The power-on procedures are also known as concurrent in the following information.
  1. Do you want to replace the disk drive concurrently with system operations and the unit powered on?
    Yes No
    V Go to Replace the disk drive nonconcurrently.
  2. Choose the procedure that is appropriate for the operating system running in the partition where the disk drive resource is assigned.

    For AIX, go to Replace the disk drive using AIX.

    For Linux, go to Replace the disk drive using Linux.