Chapter 5: Management with WebPAM PRO
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8.Click the Submit button.
Forcing a Physical Drive Offline or Online
The Physical
•Online physical drive to go Offline
•Offline physical drive to go Online
The Force Offline/Online tab appears only for physical drives that are assigned to disk arrays.
Caution
Forcing a physical drive offline or online is likely to cause data loss. Back up your data before you proceed. Use these functions only when required.
To force a physical drive offline or online:
1.Click the Subsystem 
icon in Tree View.
2.Click the Enclosures 
icon.
3.Click the Enclosure 
icon.
4.Click the Physical Drives 
icon.
5.Click a Physical Drive 
icon.
6.Click the Force Offline/Online tab in Management View.
7.Click the Submit button.
8.In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided.
9.Click the OK button.
Clearing Stale and PFA Conditions
The Clear tab only appears when one or both conditions are present.
•Stale – The physical drive contains obsolete disk array information.
•PFA – The physical drive has errors resulting in a prediction of failure.
Be sure you have corrected the condition by a physical drive replacement, rebuild operation, etc., first. Then clear the condition.
To clear a Stale or PFA status from a physical drive:
1.Click the Subsystem 
icon in Tree View.
2.Click the Enclosures 
icon.
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