Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ●66
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, se lect Manage Arrays.
2Select the array you wish to delete, then press Delete.
3In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete, then press Enter. The following prompt is
displayed:
For RAID 1 and 10 arrays:
Warn ing: Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you want to delete the
array? (Yes/No):
For RAID 0 arr ays:
Warn ing: Deleting the array will result in data loss! Do you want to delete the array?
(Yes/No):
4If you press Yes , select the member when the following prompt is displayed:
To delete the partition table, choose which 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 Array s.
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 Hotspares
Select the Add/Delete Hotspares option to add, delete, or view hot spares.
1From the ACU menu, se lect Add/Dele te Hotspares .
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.
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