Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide - Page 296
Removing a Drive from a Configuration, configuration with the Modify Drive Group Wizard.
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This screen states the number of drives that you have to add to change the RAID level from the current level to the new RAID level. 3. Click Next on the Modify Drive Group Wizard menu, as shown in Figure 8.32. 4. When the next screen appears, select the Unconfigured Good drive(s) to add from the list of drives, and click Next. Note: The drive(s) you add must have the same capacity as or greater capacity than the drives already in the drive group, or you cannot change the RAID level. The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the current settings and the settings after the drives are added. 5. Review the configuration information. 6. Click Finish. A confirmation message appears. The message states that this operation cannot be aborted and asks whether you want to continue. 7. Click Yes to accept and complete the addition of the drives to the drive group. 8.7.3 Removing a Drive from a Configuration Caution: Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you remove a drive from it. Follow these steps to remove a drive from a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration with the Modify Drive Group Wizard. Note: This option is not available for RAID 0 configurations. 1. Access the Modify Drive Group Wizard screen, as shown in Section 8.7.1, "Accessing the Modify Drive Group Wizard". 2. Select the RAID level that you want to change the drive group to. 3. Click Next on the Modify Drive Group Wizard menu, as shown in Figure 8.32. 4. When the next screen appears, select the Online drive(s) to remove from the list of drives, and click Next. The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the current settings and the settings after the drives are removed. 8-44 Configuration
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