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RAID Configuration and Management
3
Press <F2>.
The action menu appears.
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.
NOTE:
On the PERC 5/i RAID controller, after you delete a virtual disk, any hot spares dedicated to that virtual disk
become global hot spares.
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.
3
Press <F2>.
The action menu displays.
4
Select Delete Disk Group and press <Enter>.
This deletes the disk group. When you delete a disk group, the remaining disk groups with higher
numbers are automatically renumbered. For example, if you delete disk group #2, disk group #3 is
then automatically renumbered as disk group #2.
Upgrading Firmware
You can download the latest firmware from the Dell Support website and flash it to the firmware on
the controller.
NOTE:
Go to the Dell Support website at support.dell.com .
Enabling Boot Support
NOTE:
See your system documentation to ensure the proper boot order is selected in the system BIOS.
In a multiple controller environment, multiple controllers can have their BIOS enabled. However, if you
want to boot from a specific controller, then enable the BIOS on that controller and disable it on the other
controllers. The system can then boot from the BIOS-enabled controller. Perform the following steps to
enable the controller BIOS.
1
Press <Ctrl><N> to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2
Press <Tab> to move the cursor to Enable Controller BIOS in the Settings box.
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