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.
Perform the following steps in the
BIOS Configuration Utility
(<Ctrl> <R>) to delete the virtual disks:
1.
Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the
VD Mgmt
screen.
2.
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to
Virtual Disks
.
3.
Press <F2>.
The action menu is displayed.
4.
Select
Delete VD
and press <Enter>.
5.
If there are multiple virtual disks in a
Disk Group
, select
Total Free Capacity
for the Disk Group in the
VD Mgmt
screen.
The total amount of free space available in the
Disk Group
is displayed.
Deleting Disk Groups
You can delete disk groups using the
BIOS Configuration Utility
(<Ctrl> <R>). 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
(<Ctrl> <R>):
1.
Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the
VD Mgmt
screen.
2.
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to
Virtual Disks
.
3.
Press <F2>.
The action menu is displayed.
4.
Select
Delete Disk Group
and press <Enter>.
The disk group is deleted.
NOTE: When you delete a disk group, the remaining disk groups with higher numbers are
automatically renumbered. For example, if you delete disk group #2, then disk group #3 is
automatically renumbered as disk group #2.
Clearing The Configuration
To clear the configuration, perform the following steps in the
BIOS Configuration Utility
(<Ctrl> <R>):
1.
Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the
VD Mgmt
screen.
2.
Select the
controller
using the arrow keys
3.
Press <F2>.
The action menu is displayed.
4.
Select
Clear Config
.
A pop-up window is displayed prompting for confirmation to delete all virtual disks.
5.
Select
YES
to delete the virtual disks or
NO
to retain the configurations.
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