Bringing disks online

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
In Management Server Console, you can restore access to a disk which has been taken offline. The disk is made available to Storage Foundation again.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the host or the Server perspective. The permission on the host may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization.
To online a disk
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Server perspective and expand Manage in the left pane.
  2. Expand the Organization or Uncategorized Hosts to locate and select the host.
  3. Expand the host and select Disk Groups and click on theDisks tab.
  4. Right-click on the selected disk and select Online.
  5. In the Online Disk wizard panel, click OK.
See Online Disk panel option for making the disks online.
  1. In the Result panel, verify that the selected disk has been brought online successfully. Click OK.
See Taking disks offline.
See About managing disks.