Dell PowerVault MD3200i Owner's Manual - Page 140
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2 Stop all I/O, and unmount or disconnect the file systems on the virtual disks in the disk group. 3 Back up the data on the virtual disks in the disk group. 4 Locate the disk group, and label the physical disks. 5 Place the disk group offline. 6 Obtain blank physical disk modules or new physical disks. On the target storage array: 1 Verify that the target storage array has available physical disk slots. 2 Verify that the target storage array supports the physical disks that you import. 3 Verify that the target storage array can support the new virtual disks. 4 Verify that the latest version of firmware is installed on the RAID controller module. Import Disk Group The import disk group operation adds the imported disk group to the target storage array. After you complete the import disk group operation, all of the physical disks have Optimal status. Any associated virtual disks or free capacity nodes are now shown in MDSM installed on the target storage array. NOTE: You lose access to your data during the export/import process. NOTE: You must export a disk group before you move the disk group or import the disk group. Importing a Disk Group NOTE: You must insert all of the physical disks that are part of the disk group into the enclosure before the disk group can be imported. On the target storage array: 1 Insert the exported physical disks into the available physical disk slots. 2 Review the Import Report for an overview of the disk group that you are importing. 3 Check for non-importable components. 4 Confirm that you want to proceed with the import procedure. 140 Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks