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Dell PowerVault MD 32XX/36XX Series Storage Arrays CLI Guide

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Replace Physical Disk

Description

This command redefines the composition of a disk group by replacing a physical disk that is in the disk group with either:
  • An unassigned physical disk
  • A fully integrated hot spare physical disk

Syntax

replace physicalDisk ([enclosureID,slotID] | <wwID>)replacementphysicalDisk=enclosureID,slotID
                                 [copyphysicalDisk]
                                 [failphysicalDisk]

Parameters

Parameter Description
physicalDisk Specifies the physical disks to assign to the virtual disk that you want to create. Specify the enclosure ID and slot ID for each physical disk that you assign to the virtual disk. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID values are 0 to  31. You must put brackets ([ ]) around the enclosure ID value and the slot ID value.
physicalDisk <wwID> The World Wide Identifier (WWID) of the physical disk that you want to replace. You can use the WWID instead of the virtual disk name to identify the virtual disk. Enclose the WWID in angle brackets (< >).
replacementPhysicalDisk Specifies the physical disks to assign to the virtual disk that you want to create. Specify the enclosure ID and slot ID for each physical disk that you assign to the virtual disk. Enclosure ID values are 0 to 99. Slot ID values are 0 to  31.
copyPhysicalDisk

This parameter copies the data from the physical disk that you are replacing to the replacement physical disk.

failPhysicalDisk

This parameter causes the physical disk that you are replacing to be failed after the data has been copied to the replacement physical disk. This parameter can be used only when the copyPhysicalDisk parameter is used.

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