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Removing a Media Drive

Before a media drive is removed from the K2 Central-Tx Server storage it must be taken offline. When a drive is offline it can be removed with a one second or less interruption in storage operation. Storage operation will be interrupted for 5 seconds if a media drive is removed from the K2 Central-Tx Server storage without first being taken offline

  1. Logon as Administrator, password: Administrator password
  2. Start the Storage Utility using the desktop icon.
  3. Connect using localhost.
  4. Logon as Administrator, password: Administrator password

  5. In the left pane of the Storage Utility main window select the + next to the storage icon to view the Controller.
  6. Select the + next to the Controller icon to view the Bound and Unbound drives.
  7. Select the + next to the Bound drive icons to view the LUNs
  8. Select the + next to the LUN icons to view the drives.
  9. Failing drives are identified in Storage Utility with a red X on the Disk icon. These drives have a red LED lit on the front of the drive carrier. Drives can also be identified by a right-click on the disk icon and selecting Identify. This will flash the red LED on the front of the drive carrier.

  10. Select the disk to disable by right clicking on the Disk icon and selecting Advanced | Disable Drive.

  11. A warning that this will force a disk offline will appear. Select OK to continue.

  12. A status window will appear while the drive is taken offline.

  13. When done another dialog will indicate the drive is offline.
  14. The drive can now be removed from the K2 Central-Tx Storage. Press the release button on the front of the drive carrier, pull the lever out and pull the drive straight out of the slot.

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