Onlining a Disk

This procedure restores access to a disk that has been taken offline. The disk is placed in the free disk pool and is accessible to the Volume Manager again. After bringing a disk back online, the disk must be added to a disk group before it can be used for volumes (see “Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”).

To bring a disk online

1. Select the disk to be brought online.

2. Choose Disks > Online (Selected menu) or Disk Online (Command Launcher).

3. Complete the Online 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 brought online, the disk is accessible again. Only disks in the offline state can be brought online.