Adaptec 44300, 58300 Adding/Deleting Hot Spares, Deleting Arrays, Enabling/Disabling Write Cache

Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 72

Deleting Arrays

!Caution: Back up the data on an array before you delete it. Otherwise, all data on the array is lost. Deleted arrays cannot be restored.

To delete an existing array:

1From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays.

2Select the array you wish to delete, then press Delete.

3In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete, then press Enter. For RAID 1 and 10 arrays:

Warning: Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you want to delete the array? (Yes/No):

For RAID 0 arrays:

Warning: Deleting the array will result in data loss! Do you want to delete the array? (Yes/ No):

4If you press Yes, select the member:

To delete the partition table, choose the member:

member #0, member #1, both, none

5Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Enabling/Disabling Write Cache

To Enable/Disable Write Cache for an array:

1From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to modify the Write Cache setting for, then press Ctrl+W. A confirmation dialog appears to modify setting. Press Y to change the current Write Cache setting.

Note: Write Cache is disabled by default when creating all array types. The disk operation may be very slow with Write Cache off.

Adding/Deleting Hot Spares

Select the Add/Delete Hot Spares option to add, delete, or view hot spares.

1From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hot Spares.

2Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you want to designate as a hot spare, then select Insert>Enter.

3Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed: Do you want to create spare? (Yes/No)

The Spare you have selected appears in the Selected Drive menu.