Offlining a Disk

This procedure prevents the Volume Manager from accessing a disk. A disk must be removed from its disk group before it can be taken offline (see “Removing a Disk”). An offline disk remains unavailable until you restore access to the disk (see “Onlining a Disk”).

To take a disk offline

Select the disk to be taken offline.
Choose Disks > Offline (Selected menu) or Disk Offline (Command Launcher).

Complete the Offline Disk dialog box as follows:

Disk(s):

If the correct disk name is not already displayed in this field, type the disk's name or click Browse to select the disk.

When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box, click OK.

Notes:
When a disk is offline, the disk cannot be accessed by the Volume Manager. A disk can be taken offline to protect it from unintentional use. Disks should be taken offline if they are not accessible and attempts to access them may have a negative effect on the system. Only disks that do not belong to a disk group can be taken offline. Disks that are in use cannot be taken offline.

Offlining a Disk

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