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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide
How can I safely remove or replace a physical disk?
How do I recover from removing the wrong physical disk?
How do I know what firmware is installed?
What RAID level is best for me?
This section provides frequently asked questions that address situations commonly experienced in a storage environment.
See "A Rebuild Does Not Work" for more information.
The following sections provide information related to safely removing a healthy physical disk:
The following sections describe how to replace a disk that has failed or is receiving SMART alerts:
The following sections have related information:
See "Recovering from Removing the Wrong Physical Disk" for more information.
The controller's properties information displays the firmware version that is installed on the controller. From the Storage tree view object, you can display the firmware version for all controllers attached to the system. (A controller's Information/Configuration subtab also displays the firmware installed on that controller.)
To display the firmware version of all controllers:
Each controller attached to the system is displayed under the Storage object in the tree view.
In addition, the Storage object's Health and Information/Configuration subtabs display information for each controller.
To identify which controllers are attached to the system:
Some storage components have alarms to indicate error conditions. The following describes how to turn off an alarm after it is sounding:
See "Choosing RAID Levels and Concatenation" and "Comparing RAID Level and Concatenation Performance" for more information.
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