add a new disk to hp9k server

[Tammy Liang]

I add a new hot swapable disk to a D220 server with OS 10.20. I run "insf -e" to install device file, then run "ioscan -funC disk". I did not see the new disk. I even reboot the system and interrup in 10 seconds to see the new disk via "sea" command. I still can not see the new disk.
Any idea?

Thanks for any help...

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

How many disks were already installed in that machine? The D220 can only support 2 disks in its hot-swap bay in the top 2 slots. If you added a new disk in any other slot then it will NOT work.

[Tammy Liang]

Patrick,
Thank you for reply. Yep, there are already 2 disks on top 2 slots. I tried to add 3rd one on the top 3rd slot. So for D220, we won't be able to use more than 2 internal disks.

Tammy

[Patrick Wallek]

If you want verification -- open the door for the hot swap bay, get a flashlight, and look at the board at the back of the bay. YOu should see that there is nothing for the pins on the back of the drive to plug into.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Tammy,

Plus you have the order backwards there.
Run
ioscan -fnC disk
first - then run
insf
note the -e is not necessary.

Rgds,
Jeff