User Manual
BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
02/13/06
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BC4000-UM100-R
Working with Arrays
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P
REPARING
TO
P
HYSICALLY
R
EMOVE
AN
A
RRAY
To prepare an array for physical removal:
1.
In the
Array View
area, click the array to be removed.
2.
From the
Array
menu, select
Prepare to Remove.
The array and all associated disks disappear from the
Array Status
window.
3.
Remove the first disk. Do not click
Rescan
when the following message appears.
4.
Click
Cancel,
and then remove the remaining disks in the array.
5.
When you have finished removing all disks, click
Rescan
.
D
ELETING
A
RRAYS
You can delete arrays using RAIDConsole.
To delete an array:
1.
In the
Array Status
window, click the array to be deleted.
2.
From the
Array
menu, select
Delete
.
Caution!
If an array is deleted, the data on the array is lost. It is very unlikely the data can be
recovered.
Notes:
•
If the operating system is using an array, you cannot delete it. You can make sure the operating
system is not using an array by removing any drive letters or partitions from the array using the
Logical Disk Management
function from the
Computer Management
window.
•
If the array is not being used by the operating system, it can be deleted at any time, even while
tasks are running on the array.
•
If you accidentally delete an array and want to try recovering the data, you can create an array
and enable the
Leave Existing Data Intact
option, which writes new configuration information to
the array while trying to use exactly the same disk space as before. Generally this option is used
as a last resort, and the likelihood of recovering data with this method is very low unless done
immediately after the array was deleted and before any other tasks are performed.