SUPER MICRO Computer 6014L-M manual Deleting Arrays, Creating Arrays

Appendix C: Software Installation

Deleting Arrays

Warning: Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored.

To delete an existing array:

1.Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2.From the ARC main menu, select Array Confi guration Utility (ACU).

3.From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays.

4.Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete.

5.In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete and press Enter. The following

prompt is displayed:

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

RAID 1 only—the following prompt is also displayed:

Deleting the partition will result in data loss! Do you also want to delete the parti- tion? (Yes/No):

6.Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu.

7.Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Creating Arrays

Before you create arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space and disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives.

To create an array

1.Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2.From the ARC menu, select Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu.

3.From the ACU menu, select Create Array.

4.Select the disks for the new array and press Insert (as shown in the screenshot below).

Note: To de-select any disk, highlight the disk and press Delete.

5.Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The Array Proper- ties menu displays (as the third following screenshot shows).

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