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Formatting a SAS hard disk drive Low-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data on the disk that you want to save, back up the hard disk before performing this procedure. Note: Before you format a SAS hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of a mirrored pair. To format a drive, complete the following steps: 1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that you want to format and press Enter. 2. Select SAS Topology and press Enter. 3. Select Direct Attach Devices and press Enter. 4. To highlight the drive that you want to format, use the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or the End key. Press Alt+D. 5. To start the low-level formatting operation, select Format and press Enter. Creating a RAID array of SAS hard disk drives To create a RAID array of SAS hard disk drives, complete the following steps: 1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that you want to mirror. 2. Select RAID Properties. 3. Select the type of array you want to create from the list. 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to Primary. 5. Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until you have all the drives for your array. 6. Press C to create the disk array. 7. Select Apply changes and exit menu to create the array. Chapter 3. Configuring the computer 27

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Formatting
a
SAS
hard
disk
drive
Low-level
formatting
removes
all
data
from
the
hard
disk.
If
there
is
data
on
the
disk
that
you
want
to
save,
back
up
the
hard
disk
before
performing
this
procedure.
Note:
Before
you
format
a
SAS
hard
disk,
make
sure
that
the
disk
is
not
part
of
a
mirrored
pair.
To
format
a
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
list
of
adapters,
select
the
controller
(channel)
for
the
drive
that
you
want
to
format
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
SAS
Topology
and
press
Enter.
3.
Select
Direct
Attach
Devices
and
press
Enter.
4.
To
highlight
the
drive
that
you
want
to
format,
use
the
Up
Arrow
and
Down
Arrow
keys.
To
scroll
left
and
right,
use
the
Left
Arrow
and
Right
Arrow
keys
or
the
End
key.
Press
Alt+D.
5.
To
start
the
low-level
formatting
operation,
select
Format
and
press
Enter.
Creating
a
RAID
array
of
SAS
hard
disk
drives
To
create
a
RAID
array
of
SAS
hard
disk
drives,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
list
of
adapters,
select
the
controller
(channel)
for
the
drives
that
you
want
to
mirror.
2.
Select
RAID
Properties
.
3.
Select
the
type
of
array
you
want
to
create
from
the
list.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
highlight
the
first
drive
in
the
pair;
then,
press
the
Minus
(-)
or
Plus
(+)
key
to
change
the
mirror
value
to
Primary
.
5.
Continue
to
select
the
next
drive
using
the
Minus
(-)
or
Plus
(+)
key
until
you
have
all
the
drives
for
your
array.
6.
Press
C
to
create
the
disk
array.
7.
Select
Apply
changes
and
exit
menu
to
create
the
array.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
computer
27