Removing a failing disk – Dell Compellent Series 40 User Manual
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Storage Center 5.5 System Manager User Guide
Additional Hardware
Note
The Release Disk command is not available to disks that have data.
8 The Move Managed Disks window appears with disk folder you created in Step 3 on
page 371. Select the new, unmanaged disk folder. Click Continue. The system moves
the selected disks to the selected disk folder.
9 From the Storage Management menu, select Disk > Rebalance RAID Devices. The
system moves data from the disks in the unmanaged disk folder to disks in the managed
disk folder.
10 When the rebalance is complete, in the System Tree, select a disk in the unmanaged
disk folder. The system shows that the disk is empty:
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Actual Capacity equals Free Space.
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Total Block Count equals Unallocated Block Count.
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System Allocated Blocks is 0.
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User Allocated Blocks is 0.
The enclosure containing empty disks can now be removed.
Removing a Failing Disk
The procedure for removing a failing disk is similar to the procedure for removing an
enclosure (refer to