Moving offline VDisks to the recovery I/O group

After a node or an I/O group fails, you can move the offline virtual disks (VDisks) to the recovery I/O group.

This task assumes that you have already launched the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Perform the following steps to move offline VDisks to the recovery I/O group:

  1. Click Work with Virtual Disks > Virtual Disks in the portfolio. The Viewing Virtual Disks panel is displayed.
  2. Select the offline VDisk and select Modify a VDisk from the task list and click Go. The Modifying Virtual Disk panel is displayed.
  3. From the I/O Group list, select the name of the recovery I/O group. You might be asked to confirm and force the move; select to force the move. Click OK. The Viewing Virtual Disks panel is displayed.
  4. Verify that the VDisk is in the recovery I/O group.
  5. Repeat these steps for each offline VDisk.
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