Dell S100, S300 manual Swapping Two Virtual Disks, Before You Begin

Swapping Two Virtual Disks

Use the Swap Two Virtual Disks option of the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility to arrange virtual disks in a different order.

CAUTION: Do not swap the first-listed virtual disk at Virtual Disks if it is the system’s bootable virtual disk. The bootable virtual disk must always be the first- listed virtual disk at Virtual Disks.

Before You Begin

•The Swap Two Virtual Disks option is enabled only if there is at least one initialized physical disk in the system. For example, if all the physical disks in the system are Non-Raid, the Swap Two Virtual Disks option is disabled.

•It is recommended that the bootable virtual disk be a redundant virtual disk-type, such as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10, to preserve data in case a physical disk in the virtual disk fails. As required, swap that virtual disk into the first position at Virtual Disks, if it is not already virtual disk 1. See the Swap Two Virtual Disks option below.

•The boot device and the boot order are user-selectable.

•The swap feature is available only with the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

NOTE: Only two virtual disks can be swapped at a time.

1Power-up the system to start booting.

2When prompted, press the <Ctrl><R> keys to access the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

3At the Main Menu field, select Swap Two Virtual Disks. Press <Enter>.

4Use the arrow keys to highlight a virtual disk at the Virtual Disk field. Press <Insert>.

5Use the arrow keys to highlight another virtual disk. Press <Insert>.

6Press <Enter> to swap the virtual disks.

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