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Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes | Other Configuration Tasks SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide 5.3.3 Deleting an Array 5.3.4 Locating Disk Drives in a Volume 6. Press Y to activate the array. The array becomes active after a pause. CAUTION: Before you delete an array, be sure to back up the data. Follow these steps to delete a selected volume (array): 1. In the Adapter List window, use the arrow keys to select an LSI SAS adapter. The Adapter Properties window appears. 2. Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, and then press Enter. The Select New Array Type window appears. 3. Select View Existing Array. The View Array window appears. If necessary, press Alt + N to switch to another array on this adapter. 4. Select Manage Array. The Manage Array window appears. 5. Select Delete Array. A menu window appears. 6. Either press Y to delete the array, or press N to cancel the deletion process. After a pause, the utility deletes the array. You can use the SAS2 BIOS CU to locate and identify a specific physical disk drive in a disk enclosure by flashing the drive's LED. You can also flash the LEDs of all the disk drives in a RAID volume, if they are in a disk enclosure. When you add a disk drive to a new mirrored volume, the LED on the disk drive starts flashing. The LED stops flashing when you finish creating the volume. You can locate individual disk drives from the SAS Topology window by flashing their LEDs. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Select the desired SAS2 controller on the Adapter List window and press Enter. The Adapter Properties window appears. 2. Highlight SAS Topology, and press Enter. The SAS Topology window appears. 3. Select the disk in the Device Identifier column, and press Enter. The LED on the disk flashes until you press a key to stop it. 4. To identify all the disk drives in a volume, select the volume in the left column of the SAS Topology window, and press Enter. The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume until you press a key to stop them. Page 28 LSI Corporation Confidential | August 2010

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Chapter 5: Creating Integrated Striping Volumes
|
Other Configuration Tasks
SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide
Page 28
LSI Corporation Confidential
|
August 2010
6.
Press
Y
to activate the array.
The array becomes active after a pause.
5.3.3
Deleting an Array
CAUTION:
Before you delete an array, be sure to back up the data.
Follow these steps to delete a selected volume (array):
1.
In the Adapter List window, use the arrow keys to select an LSI SAS adapter.
The Adapter Properties window appears.
2.
Use the arrow keys to select
RAID Properties
, and then press
Enter
.
The Select New Array Type window appears.
3.
Select
View Existing Array
.
The View Array window appears. If necessary, press
Alt + N
to switch to another
array on this adapter.
4.
Select
Manage Array
.
The Manage Array window appears.
5.
Select
Delete Array
.
A menu window appears.
6.
Either press
Y
to delete the array, or press
N
to cancel the deletion process.
After a pause, the utility deletes the array.
5.3.4
Locating Disk Drives in a Volume
You can use the SAS2 BIOS CU to locate and identify a specific physical disk drive in a
disk enclosure by flashing the drive’s LED. You can also flash the LEDs of all the disk
drives in a RAID volume, if they are in a disk enclosure.
When you add a disk drive to a new mirrored volume, the LED on the disk drive starts
flashing. The LED stops flashing when you finish creating the volume.
You can locate individual disk drives from the SAS Topology window by flashing their
LEDs. To do this, follow these steps:
1.
Select the desired SAS2 controller on the Adapter List window and press
Enter
.
The Adapter Properties window appears.
2.
Highlight
SAS Topology
, and press
Enter
.
The SAS Topology window appears.
3.
Select the disk in the Device Identifier column, and press
Enter
.
The LED on the disk flashes until you press a key to stop it.
4.
To identify all the disk drives in a volume, select the volume in the left column of the
SAS Topology window, and press
Enter
.
The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume until you press a key to stop them.