SATA Hot-Plugging 

cfgadm Command

You can display SATA device information as follows:

gz [ ~ ]# cfgadm -al
Ap_Id                          Type         Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
sata9/0::dsk/c6t0d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
sata9/1::dsk/c6t1d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
sata9/2::dsk/c6t2d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
sata9/3::dsk/c6t3d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
sata9/4::dsk/c6t4d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
sata9/5::dsk/c6t5d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
sata10/0                       sata-port    empty        unconfigured ok
sata10/1                       sata-port    empty        unconfigured ok

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How to Unconfigure a SATA Device

SATA devices must be unconfigured before they can be removed and replaced.

1. Become an administrator.
2. Identify the device to be unconfigured.

   # cfgadm -al | grep c6t5d0
   sata9/5::dsk/c6t5d0            disk         connected    configured   ok
   
   

3. Unconfigure the device.

   # cfgadm -c unconfigure sata9/5

   Note only specify disk, not the full path

1. Confirm that the device is unconfigured.

   # cfgadm | grep sata9/5
   sata9/5                        disk         connected    unconfigured ok
   
   

How to Configure a SATA Device

1. Become an administrator.
2. Configure the device.

   # cfgadm -c configure sata9/5

3. Confirm that the device is configured.

   # cfgadm | grep sata9/5
   sata9/5::dsk/c6t5d0            disk         connected    configured   ok