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Replacing physical volumes in the storage pool
You can replace physical volumes in the storage pool by using the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) configuration menu.
When more storage space is
needed in a storage
pool you can also remove and replace existing physical volumes in
a storage pool. If you are replacing the existing physical volume
with a physical volume that has a larger capacity, the capacity of
the shared storage pool will increase.
Restrictions:
- You can replace physical volumes only in one cluster at a time.
- Do not use this task to only increase the capacity of the shared storage pool.
To remove and replace physical volumes in the storage pool:
- From the Manage Storage Pools in Cluster submenu, move the cursor to the Change/Show Physical Volumes in Storage Pool submenu and press Enter.
- From the Change/Show Physical Volumes in Storage Pool submenu, move the cursor to the Replace Physical Volumes in Storage Pool option and press Enter. The Cluster and Storage Pool Selection wizard starts.
- Select the cluster name and press Enter.
- Select the storage pool name and press Enter. The Replace Physical Volumes in Storage Pool window displays the cluster name and storage pool name that you selected.
- Press F4 or Esc + 4 in the Physical Volumes to replace field and select the physical volume. You can select multiple physical volumes.
- Press F4 or Esc + 4 in the Physical Volumes to add field and select the physical volume. You can select multiple physical volumes.
- Press Enter to replace the physical volumes in the storage pool.
- In the confirmation window that opens, select Yes to proceed with replacing the physical volumes in the storage pool.
Note: If the size of
physical volume that is being
replaced is large, the replace operation might take a longer time
to complete.
