WTG on this! Could this be placed as a link in the Documentation/ Users Guide

there was a need for this.

Have not had to replace a disk yet in FreeNAS. Figured I'd see what all the fuss was about. This made it brain dead simple, even a zombie could do it, (or a half asleep SysAdmin :-).

How about adding the extra steps/clicks on STOTAGE - VIEW DISKS to get to the serial number?

I guess I should have taken the initiative and made something like this. I started my FreeNAS adventure using all second hand parts, including the hard drives. I have replaced every drive I ever installed in FreeNAS at least once.
Excellent job.

Great job. Styno makes a good point. One of the confusing things is, in various places, you see a drive referred to 3 different ways: name, serial number, and gptid number or whatever it is. The other part of this is figuring out which drive to offline and which one to select as its replacement.

Thanks, that's a very clear and helpful documentation!

Great stuff, thanks!!

Thanks!