The same is true for Sick Disk Copy (SDC) that will copy the entire content of the disk, which on current versions of Data ONTAP is the preferred method of disk replacement (by avoiding reconstruction...The same is true for Sick Disk Copy (SDC) that will copy the entire content of the disk, which on current versions of Data ONTAP is the preferred method of disk replacement (by avoiding reconstruction). The only case where a zeroed disk is required is when a new aggregate is being built or a new disk added to increase the size of an existing aggregate.