Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 24)

NOTE: After a disk is upgraded to dynamic, it cannot be reverted back to basic unless all volumes on that disk are
removed. Dell recommends that you do not revert a disk back to basic after data volumes are present.
Reactivating Dynamic Disks
A dynamic disk might appear as a missing disk when it is corrupted, powered down, or disconnected. You can reactivate a
dynamic disk to bring it back online by performing the following steps:
1. Right-click the disk labeled Missing or Offline dynamic disk.
2. Click Reactivate Disk on the menu.
Labeled the disk "Online" after the disk is reactivated.
Merging Foreign Disks
Dynamic disks with a foreign status are disks that have been moved from another system. You cannot reactivate a foreign
disk; you must merge the disk to the system. To change the status of a foreign disk and enable it to be seen as a part of
the current system, use the Merge Foreign Disk command.
To merge foreign disks, perform the following steps:
1. From the PowerVault NAS Manager, log on to the Terminal Services Advanced Client.
2. Launch the Dell OpenManage Array Manager by clicking the System Management in the Advanced
Administration Menu, and then clicking Computer Management.
Foreign disks appear in the disk list and graphical views as Foreign.
3. Right-click a foreign disk and click Merge Foreign Disks.
The Merge Foreign Disk Wizard displays.
4. Select the foreign disks that you want to merge to the system.
By default, the system selects all foreign disks to be merged.
5. Click Next.
6. Click Next again to validate the volume status of each foreign disk.
7. Click Finish.
Volume Management
This section describes conceptual and procedural information about how Array Manager implements basic and dynamic
volumes.
The following topics are discussed:
Volume overview
Checking partition or volume properties
Formatting a partition or volume
Deleting a partition or volume
Volume Overview
A volume is a logical entity that is made up of portions of one or more physical disks. A volume can be formatted with a
file system and can be accessed by a drive letter.