Dell PERC S300, (PERC) S100 manual Deleting Virtual Disks

Table 6-3. Selection of Virtual Disk Sizes

To Create This	Perform This Task
Virtual Disk Size
< 2.199 TB	Use the <Page Up> or <Page Down> keys to select a size in large
	increments
	or
	Use the up arrow or down arrow keys to select a size in small
	increments.
	Continue with "Creating Virtual Disks" on page 51.
> 2.199 TB	1 Press the <Page Up> or the up arrow key to increase the virtual
		disk size.
	2	At the maximum size, a dialog box appears in the User Input
		field. It inquires if you want to limit the size of the virtual disk or
		exceed the normal maximum size.
	3	Press <Esc> to create a larger virtual disk.
	4	Press the <Page Up> or the up arrow key, until the desired or
		maximum available size has been attained.
	5	Continue with "Creating Virtual Disks" on page 51.

NOTE: When physical disks of different capacities are used, the maximum size of the virtual disk is limited by the size of the physical disk with the smallest capacity.

NOTE: If you want to have a bootable virtual disk, make sure that INT 13 support is enabled on the controller, as described in "Controller Options" on page 58.

Deleting Virtual Disks

CAUTION: Although any virtual disk in the Virtual Disks field can be deleted, including the first-listed virtual disk in the field, do not delete the first- listed virtual disk. It may be the system’s bootable virtual disk. Deleting the bootable virtual disk erases the operating system and the controller drivers.

CAUTION: When a physical disk is removed from a system, the current PERC S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter configuration information (metadata) remains on the disk. If the removed physical disk causes a virtual disk to fail, and the virtual disk is then deleted and a Rescan is performed, re-inserting the physical disk causes the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility to merge the re-inserted physical disk's

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