Attaching disks or SSDs

If you are logged in as a user with the role of Operations Administrator (a role defined in the Spectrum Accelerate system), you can attach a newly replaced disk or SSD exclusively and directly to a Spectrum Accelerate Virtual Machine.

To detach an old disk or SSD and attach a newly replaced one exclusively and directly to a Spectrum Accelerate Virtual Machine, issue the component_attach command (see Replacing a disk for the full syntax). The command also turns off the LED associated with the attached disk/SSD (see Using service LED to identify a failed disk).

Alternatively, in the XIV Storage Management GUI, right-click on the failed disk/SSD to display the available options, as shown in Figure 1.

Select Attach Disk/SSD and define the following parameters in the Attach Disk/SSD dialog box:

This image shows the parameters for attaching a newly replaced disk/SSD. — Figure 1. XIV® GUI – Parameters for attaching a failed disk/SSD component

Component Type – Select Disk or SSD depending on the component you're adding
Device Identifier – The disk/SSD identifier as reported by the hypervisor (for example: 5000c50057d9cc27)
Server (e.g. ESXi) Address – IP address of the ESXi server management
Server (e.g. ESXi) User Name – Username that is used to authenticate to the ESXi server management
Server (e.g. ESXi) Password – Password that is used to authenticate to the ESXi server management
Management Server Address – The IP address of the management server
Management Server User Name – Username that is used to authenticate to the management server
Management Server Password – Password that is used to authenticate to the management server

On successful completion, the hypervisor treats the disk as owned and controlled directly by the Spectrum Accelerate virtual machine. If management server credentials are supplied (e.g. vCenter) the management server will be updated with the information about the newly attached disk/SSD.