Preparing to Remove the Disk Drive

1. Back up your system.

2. Identify the disk media name for the disk you intend to remove.

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   # vxdisk list | grep cwtxdysz
   

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   For example, if the disk to be removed is c2t1d0, enter:

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   # vxdisk list | grep c2t1d0
   c2t1d0s2     sliced    disk01       rootdg       online

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   The disk media name is the third field in the output above: disk01.

   You can use the vxdiskadm utility to prepare the disk for removal.

3. Type vxdiskadm in a shell.

   For example:

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   # vxdiskadm
   

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   This operation is interactive and requires user confirmation of the operation.

4. Select the "Remove a disk" option.

   When prompted for a disk name to remove, type the disk media name from Step 2.

   vxdiskadm marks the disk to be removed.

   Refer to the vxdiskadm(1M) man page for further details.