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Can you migrate a root aggregate to new disks by replacement in ONTAP 9

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ONTAP 9

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  • Yes, ONTAP 9 supports migrating the root aggregate onto new disks by disk replacement:
  • Disk replacement process:
    1. Determine the Disk to Replace:
      1. Identify the disk path name of the file system disk you want to replace.
      2. Disk names can take various forms, such as .., :.,.
      3. Example disk name: 1.0.16.
    2. Identify the Replacement Disk:
      1. Identify the spare disk that will replace the file system disk.
      2. This will also have a disk path name.
      3. Example replacement disk name: 1.1.14.
    3. Initiate the Replacement: 
      1. Use storage disk replace command to start the replacement process.
      2. Example command: ::> storage disk replace -disk 1.0.16 -replacement 1.1.14 -action start

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