Replacing a device

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Before you begin

CAUTION:
This procedure assumes that a new Slicestor® device is properly installed and configured to serve as the destination Slicestor device.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Configure Storage Pool page.
  2. On the Devices section, click the Replace Device link.
  3. From the list that is provided, select a source device.
  4. Click Next.
  5. If wanted, the network throughput that is allocated for data evacuation can be set.
    1. Check the Data Evacuation Rate Limit check box.
    2. Enter a throughput limit in MBps.
    3. The limit can be changed later from the top-level Configure page.
  6. Select the destination device on the right side.
  7. Click Confirm Replacement.
  8. A confirmation pop-up box displays.
  9. Click OK.
  10. The data replacement and evacuation starts.
  11. Evacuation progress can be tracked on the Monitor page of the destination device.

What to do next

Note: All data evacuation events are visible only on the Source Slicestor® device.

The graphs that are found on the Monitor page for the Source Slicestor® device include the following:

Scanning Rate
Shows Graph Data Not Available instead of any rate data.
Outgoing Rebuild
Shows no Rebuild Bytes Sent.
Incoming Rebuild
Shows Rebuild Slices Received.