Replacing hardware and adding disks to the dynamic disk group
Replace any defective hardware and add new disks to the dynamic disk group, as necessary. The number assigned to a new disk, for example harddisk5, may not be the same as the disk number of the failed disk. Note the new disk number(s). You will need the information to add the disks to the dynamic disk group.
To replace the hardware and add the new disks to the dynamic disk group
- Replace the defective hardware.
- In the Actions menu, click .
- If the disk was previously used in another system and has a disk signature, proceed to step 7.
If the new disk has never been used before, it is unsigned and needs a disk signature. In this case, the disk appears in the left pane of the VEA console and is marked with (No Signature), for example, harddisk5 (No signature). Proceed to the next step.
- Right-click on a new, unsigned disk and click .
- Select the appropriate disks in the list, and use the button to move them to the list.
- Click .
After a signature appears on a disk, the disk will display as a basic disk.
- Add the disk to the dynamic disk group of the volumes associated with the production Exchange storage group. Right-click the new disk and click .
- In the Welcome panel, click .
- Select the appropriate disks in the list, and use the button to move them to the list.
- Click .
- Review the confirmation information and click .
- Click to upgrade the selected disks from basic to dynamic and add them to the dynamic disk group.