Intel SRCU31 user manual Performing a Bus Scan using the Add Disks Method

Using the Storage Console

2.In the Menu click on Bus Scan. The Select Bus Scan Type page appears. See Figure 4-25. Click on the Destructive Method radial button. Click on Submit. The Bus Scan screen appears. Your system is now in destructive mode. See Figure 4-24.

3.Click on the check box (check the box).

Warning: Bus scans performed in destructive mode will destroy all data and configuration information on newly installed disks.

4.Click on Submit to scan all buses (Figure 4-25).

5.Click on View/Config under Utilities to view all volumes and disks.

Figure 4-24. Destructive Bus Scan

Add Disk(s) Method

In this mode a bus scan will always attempt to bring new drives on-line and preserve any existing RAID information that has previously been stored on them. If the disk(s) had previous information stored on them, the volume(s) on the disk(s) will be visisble in Storage Console after the completion of the bus scan. Note that while in this mode, intelligent enclosures will not automatically present new disks in the Storage Console, a manual bus scan will be required even with an intelligent enclosure in order to bring the disk(s) on line. Add Disk(s) method supports array roaming and is the method used for the initial boot scan.

Performing a Bus Scan using the Add Disk(s) Method

1.Ensure disks are inserted into the system.

2.In the Menu click on Bus Scan. The Select Bus Scan Type page appears. See Figure 4-25. Click on the Add Disk(s) Method radial button. Click on Submit. The Bus Scan screen appears. See Figure 4-26.

3.Click on the check box (check the box) and then click on Submit to scan all buses (Figure 4-26).

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