C.2.5.1
Stopping a Secure Erase
To stop a secure erase in progress:
1. In the Logical Device Configuration menu, select Secure Erase.
2. Select the disk drive being secure erased, then press
Ctrl+Q
.
The secure erase stops and you return to the main Logical Device Configuration menu.
C.2.6
Uninitializing Disk Drives
Uninitializes one or more physical drives. This option clears Microsemi Adaptec metadata and reserved
space and any OS partitions from a drive; any existing data on the drive is destroyed. Drives can uninitialized
only if they are not part of any array.
Note: Uninitialized drives are surfaced to the OS as RAW Pass Through Devices. Typically,
they are used with the controller in HBA mode. Uninitialized drives are also compatible
with any HBA and can be exchanged with drives on the motherboard's SATA interface.
For more information about uninitialized devices and controller modes, see
Controller Settings controllers modifying general settings
on page 62.
To begin uninitializing a disk drive, select Uninitialize Drives from the Logical Device Configuration menu,
then type
Y
to continue.
C.2.7
Managing Global Hot Spares
A hot spare is a disk drive that automatically replaces any failed drive in a logical drive. A global hot spare
is not assigned to a specific logical drive. It protects any logical drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical
drives). You can create and delete global hot spares even if no arrays exist.
To create and delete global hot spares:
1. Select Global Hotspares from the Logical Device Configuration menu.
The Global Hotspare Management window opens.
2. Using the arrow keys, select a drive from the list. Existing hot spares are highlighted.
3. Press
Ins
to create a new global hot spare. Press
Del
to delete a hot spare.
4. Press
Enter
to save your changes and return to the main menu.
C.3
Using the ARC Utility to Modify Controller Settings
The ARC Controller Settings tool allows you to modify the settings of your controller and the disk drives
connected to it.
C.3.1
Opening the Controller Settings Tool
To open the ARC Controller Settings tool, start the ARC utility (see
on page 57),
select Controller Settings from the ARC main menu, then press
Enter
.
Follow the on-screen instructions to modify the settings of your controller and connected disk drives, as
needed.
C.3.2
Applying Changes and Exiting
1. To exit the Controller Settings tool, press
Esc
until you are prompted to exit.
If you modified any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit.
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