Removing a sun storedge a5200 array, To remove a sun storedge a3500fc array, Configuration – Sun Microsystems FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 816-0830-12 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Managing the SAN

125

“Removing a FC-Tape Drive” on page 126

Removing a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array

Use the

luxadm remove_device

command to hot remove a disk drive, enclosure,

or chain of enclosures. This command interactively guides you through the hot
removal of one or more devices.

In the Sun StorEdge A5200 disk array, the

remove_device

command of the

luxadm

command performs the following functions:

Checks whether the device is busy and, if so, warns you

Takes the device offline (this fails if the disk is open)

Sends notice when device can be safely removed.

Indicates which device to remove by a blinking activity LED on the enclosure

Requests confirmation that the list is as expected

Removes the logical device names for the device that was removed

For additional information, see the

luxadm

(1M) man page.

Removing a Sun StorEdge T3 Array Workgroup
or Enterprise Configuration

When a Sun StorEdge T3 array is connected to a Fabric device (an array to a switch
TL_port and a host port to a switch F port) and:

If the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software is enabled, refer to “To Unconfigure
a Fabric Device Associated With Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Devices” on
page 104.

If the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software is not enabled, refer to “To
Unconfigure a Fabric Device” on page 94.

To Remove a Sun StorEdge A3500FC Array

1. Launch RAID Manager.

2. Click the Status icon.

3. Select the RAID module for removal from the pull-down menu.

4. Click Select from the Module menu.

5. Verify the module for removal is highlighted.

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