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Configuring and Managing RAID
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Press <Enter> to confirm the changes.
The
VD Mgmt screen displays the updated list of hot spares under the
Hot spares heading.
NOTE:
If a global hot spare or dedicated hot spare is removed and reinserted,
it regains its status as a hot spare.
NOTE:
If a dedicated hot spare is removed, re-inserted, and then imported,
the physical disk changes to a global hot spare upon completion of the foreign
configuration import.
Deleting Virtual Disks
NOTE:
You cannot delete a virtual disk during an initialization.
NOTE:
Warning messages appear stating the effect of deleting a virtual disk.
Click
OK
twice to complete the virtual disk deletion.
To delete virtual disks, perform the following steps in the BIOS Configuration
Utility:
1
Press <Ctrl><N> to access the VD Mgmt screen.
2
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to a virtual disk under the Virtual Disks
heading.
3
Press <F2>.
The action menu displays.
4
Select Delete VD and press <Enter>.
5
On the VD Mgmt screen, select Space Allocation to display the amount
of free space available after you delete the virtual disk.
Deleting Disk Groups
You can delete disk groups using the BIOS Configuration Utility. When you
delete a disk group, the utility also removes the virtual disks in that disk group.
To delete disk groups, perform the following steps in the BIOS Configuration
Utility.
1
Press <Ctrl><N> to access the VD Mgmt screen.
2
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to a disk group under the Virtual Disks
heading.
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