Adaptec Storage Manager Setting a Disk Drive to Failed

Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ●144
7Review the update summary, then click Apply.
8When prompt ed, click Yes to begin the update.
Caution: Do not power down the controller(s) during the
update.
9W hen the update is complet e, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to
activate the new firmware images.
Setting a Disk Drive to ‘Failed’
Before you can remove a disk drive from a server, you must set it to a
failed state to protect your data.
Caution: You may lose data or damage your disk drive if you
remove a disk drive without fir st setting it to a failed state.
You can set a disk drive to a failed state if:
●The disk drive is not part of a logical drive, or
●The disk drive is part of a redundant, healthy logical drive
You can’t set a disk driv e to a failed state if doing so will take a logical
drive offline.
To set a disk drive to a failed state:
1In the Physical Devices View, click the disk drive.
2In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Set drive state to failed.
3Click Yes to set the drive status to failed.
4Remove and replace the di sk drive.
5If the logical drive that the disk drive belongs to is failed, see
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure on page 147.
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