Virtual disk import
The Import operation sets a foreign virtual disk as native to the configuration.
1
Click
Virtual disk information
.
2
Select
Import
.
3
Press
Enter
.
Creating virtual disks
1
Enter the
BOSS-S1 configuration utility
Navigating to BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility
2
Click
create RAID configuration
.
3
Select the devices by selecting the radio button next to the available physical disks.
4
Click
Next
.
5
Specify the name for the virtual disk in the
Name
field.
NOTE:
Usage of special characters is allowed but HII will display a warning message.
6
Select Quick initialization option as either
Yes
or
No
when displayed.
7
Virtual disks are created with Quick initialization by default.
Deleting virtual disks
1
Enter the
BOSS-S1 configuration utility
Navigating to BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility
2
Click
Delete RAID configuration
.
3
Select the virtual disk by selecting the check box next to the available RAID configuration.
4
Select
Yes
by selecting the radio button next to the message
Are you sure you want to delete the selected
Virtual Disk?
.
5
Click
Next
to delete the selected virtual disk.
RAID rebuild
You can manually rebuild a degraded virtual disk. RAID rebuild is available only when a degraded RAID volume is present and there is an
available target device. If a foreign virtual disk has rebuild state, rebuild starts automatically when the virtual disk is imported. Clear
configuration operation does not affect any BGA like rebuild.
Erase physical disk
1
Enter the
BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility
. See
Navigating to BOSS-S1 Configuration Utility
.
2
Click
Erase Physical Disk
.
3
Select the devices by selecting the check box next to the available Physical Disk configuration.
4
Select the radio button
Yes
next to the message :
Would you like to erase this Physical Disk?
5
Click
Next
.
After the Physical Disk is successfully erased, the Physical Disk Information tab shows the Physical Disk status as
unconfigured
.
NOTE:
Erase physical disk is not supported when physical disk is part of Virtual disk.
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UEFI/HII RAID configuration utility
