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Appendix B Using the BIOS Configuration Utility to Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module 47
Note – Hot-plugging of hard disk drives is NOT supported during periods when
the controller is busy performing actions on logical drives, such as building,
rebuilding, or migrating RAID volumes.
Hot-Unplug Removal Conditions
Hot-unplug removal of HDDs is supported under the following conditions:
■ The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device (its
status must be ‘available’).
■ After the hard disk drive is removed from the enclosure, you must perform a bus
scan by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the Array
Configuration Utility (ACU).
■ You must confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of the
attached target devices.
Hot-Plug Addition Conditions
Hot-plug addition of HDDs is supported under the following conditions:
■ After the hard disk drive is added to the enclosure, you must perform a bus scan
by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the ACU.
■ You must confirm that the Disk Utility reports the correct configuration of the
attached target devices.
Hot-Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion
Conditions
Hot unplug and plug replacement reinsertion of HDDs is supported under the
following conditions:
■ The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device (its
status must be available).
■ If a hard disk drive is to be removed and replaced either into the same slot or into
a different unused slot using the same disk drive or a new disk drive, you must
perform a bus scan between the removal and the replacement steps, as follows:
a. Remove the selected hard disk drive.
b. Complete a bus scan by using the Rescan Drives option in the ACU.