When an ETERNUS disk is first detected by the following editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, it will have a status of "offline".
Windows Server (R) 2008 Enterprise
Windows Server (R) 2008 Datacenter
Windows Server (R) 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter
In Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, it is possible to put the disk in the online/offline state using the "Disk Management" window and the DISKPART tool.
This status must be changed if the disk is to be used for AdvancedCopy Manager copy operations.
