MegaRAID Storage Manager Online Help System

Configuration > Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration > Replacing a Drive

Replacing a Drive

Make sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you replace a drive.

Follow these steps to add a replacement drive and to copy the data from the drive that was removed to the replacement drive.

  1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu.
  2. Select a drive in the left panel of the window.
  3. Either select Go To->Physical Drive->Replace Physical Drive on the menu bar, or right-click the virtual drive icon to access the Modify Drive Group Wizard.
  4. The screen with the replacement drive appears, as shown in Figure 36.
    Figure 36 Drive Replacement Window



  5. Select a replacement drive.
  6. A confirmation message appears.
  7. Click Yes.
  8. This replaces a drive and copies the data to the selected component.

DB09-000202-04  37857-02  Rev. E  October 2010
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