This post by David Papkin is Unable to remove failed disk error when configuring a Redundant Storage Space in Windows Server 2012 R2 and you have to replace it by adding another disk to the storage pool.
1) PS C:\Users\administrator.ADATUM> get-physicalDisk
FriendlyName CanPool OperationalStatus HealthStatus Usage Size
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PhysicalDisk-1 False Lost Communication Warning Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk0 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 127 GB
PhysicalDisk1 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 127 GB
PhysicalDisk3 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk5 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk7 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk4 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk2 True OK Healthy Auto-Select 32 GB
PhysicalDisk8 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PS C:\Users\… >$Disk = Get-PhysicalDisk -FriendlyName PhysicalDisk-1
PS C:\Users\administrator.ADATUM> Remove-PhysicalDisk -PhysicalDisks $Disk -StoragePoolFriendlyName StoragePool1
Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Removing a physical disk will cause problems with the fault tolerance capabilities of the following storage pool:
StoragePool1″.
Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is “Y”): Y
emove-PhysicalDisk : The virtual disk could not complete the operation because its health or operational status does not permit it line:1 char:1
Remove-PhysicalDisk -PhysicalDisks $Disk -StoragePoolFriendlyName StoragePool1
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+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (StorageWMI:ROOT/Microsoft/…_StorageCmdlets) [Remove-PhysicalDisk ], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StorageWMI 50003,Remove-PhysicalDisk
2) Retire the disk you want to remove
Set-PhysicalDisk -FriendlyName PhysicalDisk-1 -Usage Retired
3) Repair virtual disk “mirrored disk”
Repair-VirtualDisk -FriendlyName “mirrored disk”
4) Remove the disk
Remove-PhysicalDisk -PhysicalDisks $Disk -StoragePoolFriendlyName StoragePool1
PS C:\Users\administrator.ADATUM> get-physicalDisk
FriendlyName CanPool OperationalStatus HealthStatus Usage Size
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PhysicalDisk0 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 127 GB
PhysicalDisk1 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 127 GB
PhysicalDisk3 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk5 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk7 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk4 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
PhysicalDisk2 True OK Healthy Auto-Select 32 GB
PhysicalDisk8 False OK Healthy Auto-Select 31.25 GB
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn782852.aspx
http://thebeagle.itgroove.net/2014/01/18/server-20122012-r2-storage-spaces-creating-storage-pools/
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