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Changing a Virtual Drive, Configuration
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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 8: Configuration | Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration For information about these properties, see Section 8.1.1, Selecting Virtual Drive Settings. 4. Click Ok to accept the changes. The virtual drive settings are updated. 8.7 Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration You can use the Modify Drive Group Wizard in MSM to change the configuration of a virtual drive by adding drives to the virtual drive, removing drives from it, or changing its RAID level. CAUTION: Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you change its configuration. 8.7.1 Accessing the Modify Drive Group Wizard NOTE: You cannot change the configuration of a RAID 10, or RAID 50, or RAID 60 virtual drive. You cannot change a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration if two or more virtual drives are defined on a single drive group. (The Logical view tab shows which drive groups and drives are used by each virtual drive.) NOTE: The Modify Drive Group Wizard was previously known as the Reconstruction Wizard. Perform the following steps to access the Modify Drive Group Wizard options: 1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu screen. 2. Select a drive group in the left panel of the window. 3. Select Go To> Drive Group>Modify Drive Group on the menu bar, or right-click the virtual drive icon to access the Modify Drive Group Wizard. A warning appears about rebooting virtual drives containing boot partitions that are undergoing RAID level migration or capacity expansion operations. Back up your data before you proceed. f Figure 168: Reboot Warning Message 4. Select Confirm and click Yes. Page 285