Removing a Unitwww.3ware.com 125The operating system is notified that the unit was removed. In Linux thedevice node associated with this unit is removed. In Windows the DeviceManager will reflect the changes under the disk drives icon.You can now physically remove the drives and move them to anothercontroller. If you have a hotswap carrier, you can do this without shuttingdown the system. If you do not have a hot-swap carrier, power-down thesystem and ground yourself before making changes to the hardware.If you change your mind before physically removing the drives and wantto reuse the drives and unit on the current controller, just click RescanController.Removing a Unit Through 3BMTo remove a unit through 3BM1 If your drives are not in hot swap carriers, you do not need to remove aunit via 3BM. Simply power down and remove the applicable drives.Refer to your system's user guide for details on removing fixed disks.2 At the main 3BM screen, highlight the unit you want to remove and pressEnter to select it.An asterisk appears in the left-most column to indicate that the unit isselected.3 Tab to the Maintain Unit button and press Enter.4 In the pop-up menu, select Remove and press Enter.You can now physically remove the drives and move them to anothercontroller. If you have a hot swap carrier, you can do this without shuttingdown the system.Note: Even though removing a unit is supported in 3BM, you can also simplypower down to remove the applicable drives since you are not booted yet.Warning: Physically removing drives which are not in hot swapcarriers can result in a system hang or may even damage the systemand the drive.
