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4Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight the RAID volume you want to delete, then press DELETE. A warning message appears.
5Type Y to confirm volume deletion.
Resetting drives to non-RAID status
To troubleshoot or repair incompatible RAID configurations, failed RAID volumes, or failed drives within a RAID volume, you can reset the drives to
To reset drives to
1Start (or restart) your computer. During startup, the RAID option screen appears.
2While the RAID option screen is open, press CTRL+i. The Matrix Storage Manager opens.
3Highlight 3. Reset Disks to
4Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight drives, press the spacebar to select (mark with a green triangle) each drive you want to reset, then press ENTER. A warning message appears.
5Type Y to confirm the drive reset.
Adding or replacing a RAID drive
Caution
Never remove an active drive from an array until it is placed in a failed state or prepared for removal. For more information, see your RAID controller documentation or the Array Manager User Guide.
If your computer supports hot swapping (adding or replacing a drive without turning off the computer), you can replace a failed RAID drive with a working drive that is the same size or larger than the other array drives. When you add or replace a drive in an array, the array begins rebuilding the drive.
To replace a failed RAID drive:
•Insert the new drive in the same drive slot as the failed drive. Your new drive acts as a “hot spare” for the array.
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