Managing Devices in Oracle^® Solaris 11.4

How to Replace a SATA Device

You must unconfigure a SATA device first before replacing it. You configure the device after replacing it.

1. Become an administrator.
2. Identify the device to be replaced.

   # cfgadm -al

3. Unconfigure the device.

   # cfgadm -c unconfigure controller

4. Confirm that the device is unconfigured.

   # cfgadm | grep controller

5. Remove the device and replace it with a device of a similar type.
6. Configure the replaced device.

   # cfgadm -c configure controller

7. Confirm that the device is configured.

   # cfgadm | grep controller

Example 17  Replacing a SATA Device

In this example, the c7t3d0 device is replaced with a device of a similar type.

# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                   Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
sata0/0::dsk/c7t0d0     disk         connected    configured   ok
sata0/1::dsk/c7t1d0     disk         connected    configured   ok
sata0/2::dsk/c7t2d0     disk         connected    configured   ok
sata0/3::dsk/c7t3d0     disk         connected    configured   ok
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# cfgadm -c unconfigure sata0/3

# cfgadm | grep sata0/3
sata0/3                 disk         connected    unconfigured ok

After the c7t3d0 device is replaced, configure the replacement device.

# cfgadm -c configure sata0/3

# cfgadm | grep sata0/3
sata0/3::dsk/c7t3d0      disk         connected   configured   ok