System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices

Removing a Disk without Data Using the Hot Removability Feature

The following procedure describes how to remove a disk that contains no data or data that you do not want to keep. This procedure erases all of the data on the disk.

1. Unmount any file systems on the logical volumes on the disk using the procedure Mounting or Unmounting a File System .
2. Remove a disk from its volume group, unconfigure the disk, and turn it off using the procedure Remove a disk without data from the operating system of Managing Logical Volume Storage .

   If the operation is successful, a message indicates the cabinet number and disk number of the disk to be removed.

3. Perform steps 3 to 5 of the procedure Removing a Disk with Data Using the Hot Removability Feature .