Verify a Drive

1. If the OS is shut down, and the drive you replaced was not the boot device, boot the OS.

   Depending on the nature of the replaced drive, you might need to perform administrative tasks to reinstall software before the server module can boot. Refer to the Oracle Solaris OS administration documentation for more information.

2. Verify that the drive's blue Ready to Remove LED is no longer illuminated on the drive that you installed.

   See Drive LEDs.

   If the fault LED is not lit, the drive is ready to be configured according to your requirements. Go to Step 3.

   If the fault LED is lit, see Detecting and Managing Faults.

3. Perform administrative tasks to reconfigure the drive.

   The procedures that you perform at this point depend on how your data is configured. You might need to partition the drive, create file systems, load data from backups, or have data updated from a RAID configuration.

   These commands might apply to your circumstances:

   • You can use the Oracle Solaris command cfgadm -al to list all drives in the device tree, including unconfigured drives. Refer to the cfgadm man page for details.

   • If the drive is not in the list, such as with a newly installed drive, you can use devfsadm to configure it into the tree. See the devfsadm man page for details.

4. Consider your next step.

   • If you are finished servicing components, see Returning the Server Module to Operation.

   • If you are servicing additional components, see Component Task Reference.

Related Information

• Detecting and Managing Faults

• Determine Which Drive Is Faulty

• Remove a Drive or Drive Filler

• Install a Drive or Drive Filler