Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an AIX system or AIX logical partition

To configure a newly installed disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) for your environment, complete the steps in this procedure.

Procedure

  1. Choose from the following options:
    • If you installed the drive when the system was powered off, when you start the system, the AIX® operating system automatically configures the devices in the system when the system is started.
    • If you installed the drive when the system was powered on, continue with the next step.
  2. To configure the drive with the AIX operating system when you installed the drive when the system was powered on, complete the following steps:
    Note: A customer must complete this step.
    1. Press the F3 key on the console to return to the SCSI and SCSI RAID Hot Plug Manager menu.
    2. Select Configure Added/Replaced Devices and press Enter.
    3. When the configuration is complete, press F3 twice to return to the IBM SAS Disk Array Manager menu.
    4. Select List SAS Disk Array Configuration and press Enter. The newly installed drive or drives will be shown at the bottom of the list of arrays and drives.