SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-L4i manual Changing Virtual Disk Properties, Deleting a Virtual Disk

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6-4 Changing Virtual Disk Properties

You can change a virtual disk’s Read Policy, Write Policy, and other properties at any time after the virtual disk is created. To do this, follow these steps:

1.Select a virtual disk icon in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.

2.In the right panel, select the Properties tab, and then select Set Virtual Disk Properties.

A list of Virtual Disk Properties appears in the right panel.

3.Change the virtual disk properties as needed in the right panel. For information on these properties, see Section “Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters"

Note: Only the Disk Write Cache and Read Ahead functions are supported in Em- bedded MegaRAID Software.

4. Click Go to accept the changes.

6-5 Deleting a Virtual Disk

Caution: Be sure to back up the data on the virtual disk before you delete it. Be sure that the operating system is not installed on this virtual disk.

You can delete virtual disks to rearrange the storage space. To delete a virtual disk, follow these steps:

1.Back up all user data that is on the virtual disk you intend to delete.

2.In the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window, select the Logical tab, and click the icon of the virtual disk you want to delete.

3.In the right panel, select the Operations tab, and select Delete Virtual Disk.

4.Click Go.

5.When the warning message appears, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the virtual disk.

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Contents AOC-USAS-L4i AOC-USAS-L4iR Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date October 17 Table of Contents MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareOverview and Installation Adding a Saved Storage Configuration Add-on Card Users Guide Product Features OverviewOperating Systems Supported An Important Note to UsersContacting SuperMicro HeadquartersEurope Asia-PacificGeneral Safety Guidelines ESD Safety GuidelinesAn Important Note to Users Add-on Card Users Guide Front Connectors and Jumpers Front ConnectorsFront Connector and Pin Definitions #1. Internal SAS ConnectorJumper Settings Front Jumper Locations and Pin DefinitionsLED Indicators Front Pane LEDsRAID Minimum Drive Requirements RAID 1 ArraysAdd-on Card Users Guide Chapter Driver Installation Performing a Quick ConfigurationStarting the MegaRAID Bios CU Configuring Arrays and Logic DrivesUsing Easy Configuration Using New Configuration and View/Add Configuration Logical Drive ConfigurationSafety Information and Technical Specifications Creating a Global Hotspare Drive Initializing Logical Drives Logical Drive Submenu Setting the Hard Disk Write Cache and Read Ahead Policies Rebuilding a Drive Hot Plug Support Checking Data Consistency Viewing and Changing Device Properties Viewing and Changing Adapter Properties Viewing and Changing Logical Drive Properties Forcing Drives Online or OfflineViewing Physical Drive Properties Deleting a Logical Drive Configuring a Bootable Logical DriveClearing a Storage Configuration Overview Creating Storage ConfigurationsMonitoring Storage Devices Hardware and Software RequirementsMaintaining Storage Configurations Installation Customer Information Screen Customer Information Screen Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux Linux Error Messages Add-on Card Users Guide Chapter MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareSelect Server Window Select Server Window MegaRAID Storage Manager Window Physical/Logical View Panel Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel Event Log PanelMenu Bar File MenuLog Menu Chapter Configuration Creating a New Storage ConfigurationFirst Screen Configuration Wizard Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Using Auto Configuration Auto Configuration ScreenUsing Guided Configuration First Guided Conguration Screen Second Guided Configuration Screen Using Manual Configuration RAID Manual Configuration First Manual Configuration ScreenManual Configuration Defining a Virtual Disk Manual Configuration Adding a Hotspare Safety Information and Technical Specifications Using Manual Configuration RAID Using Manual Configuration RAID Adding Hotspare Disks Changing Adjustable Task Rates Changing Virtual Disk Properties Deleting a Virtual DiskSaving a Storage Configuration to Disk Clearing a Storage Configuration from a ControllerAdding a Saved Storage Configuration