Deleting a logical drive
To delete a logical drive that has been configured on a Smart Array Controller, use the command
saconfig /dev/cissX -D <Logical drive #>
.
The following example deletes logical drive 0 from the Smart Array Controller with the device
filename
ciss7
:
# saconfig /dev/ciss7 -D 0
Are you sure you want to delete logical drive 0 on
SmartArray RAID controller /dev/ciss7? (y/[n]): y
Logical drive 0 deleted
WARNING!
All data on the specified logical drive and the physical disks included in that logical
drive is lost when you enter the
saconfig /dev/cissX -D <Logical drive #>
command.
Deleting logical drives when multiple logical drives share physical disks
To avoid fragmentation when multiple logical drives share one or more physical disks, you must
delete the drives in reverse order of the logical drive number, from highest to lowest.
To determine the drive numbers, use the
saconfig /dev/cissX
command.
shows the
saconfig /dev/cissX
command output for three logical drives that share
one physical disk:
48
Configuration
