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Installation and Migration Guide

Replacing a disk not in rootvg

To replace disks that are not in the rootvg volume group:

Step 1: Shut down the node

You can use Perspectives to power off the node.
If using: Do this:
Perspectives

SELECT
The Hardware Perspective icon

SELECT
The Nodes Pane
  • The Nodes Pane receives focus.

SELECT
The node to power off

PRESS
Power Off icon

SELECT
The power off options

PRESS
Apply

cshutdown Issue: 
cshutdown -G -N 48

Step 2: Replace the failing fixed disk

Your IBM Customer Engineer (CE) performs this step. Make sure that the new disk has equivalent or greater disk space available.

Step 3: Power on the node


If using: Do this:
Perspectives From Hardware Perspective menu bar

SELECT
The Hardware Perspective icon

SELECT
The Nodes Pane
  • The Nodes Pane receives focus.

SELECT
Node to be powered on

SELECT
Actions > Nodes > Power On...

SELECT
power on options

PRESS
Apply

or from Hardware Perspective tool bar

SELECT
The Hardware Perspective icon

SELECT
The Nodes Pane
  • The Nodes Pane receives focus.

SELECT
Node to be powered on

PRESS
Power on icon from Tool bar

SELECT
Power on options

PRESS
Apply
cstartup Issue: 
cstartup -G -N 45

Step 4: Restore any data previously backed-up

You will need to re-create the volume group and restore any files back into the user-based file system.

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