Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i - Manual (Page 59)

RAID Configuration and Management
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Physical Disk Actions
Table 5-4 describes the actions you can perform on physical disks. See "Setting Up Virtual Disks" on
page 58 for procedures that can be used to perform these actions.
Rebuild
Select Rebuild to rebuild one or more failed physical disks. See "Performing a Manual Rebuild of an
Individual Physical Disk" on page 67 for more information and the procedure to perform a physical
disk rebuild.
Controller Management (Ctrl Mgmt)
The Controller Management screen, Ctrl Mgmt, displays the BIOS version, firmware version, and Ctrl-R
version, and offers actions you can perform on the controller and BIOS. You can use this screen to enable or
disable the controller BIOS, alarm, and the BIOS during bootup in event of BIOS errors. In addition, you
can select a virtual disk from which to boot, select default settings, and reset the configuration.
Controller Management Disk Actions
Table 5-5 describes the actions you can perform on the Ctrl Mgmt screen. See "Setting Up Virtual Disks" on
page 58 for procedures you can use to perform these actions.
Table 5-4. Physical Disk Options
Option Description
Rebuild Regenerates all data to a replacement disk in a redundant virtual disk (RAID level 1,
5, 10, or 50) after a disk failure. A disk rebuild normally occurs without interrupting
normal operations on the affected virtual disk.
LED Blinking Indicates when physical disks are being used to create a virtual disk. You can choose
to start or stop the LED blinking.
Force Online Changes the state of the selected physical disk to online.
Force Offline Changes the state of the selected physical disk so that it is no longer part of a
virtual disk.
Make Global HS Designates the selected physical disk as a global hot spare. A global hot spare is part
of a pool for all virtual disks controlled by the controller.
Remove HS Removes a dedicated hot spare from its disk group or a global hot spare from the
global pool of hot spares.
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