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Deleting a partition – StorCase Technology Fibre-to-SCSI Single RAID User Manual

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S10C100 User's Guide - Rev. A01

Deleting a Partition

This function allows the user to delete a partition.

CAUTION:

Deleting a partition also deletes all data stored in that partition! Be sure to

back up all data before deleting a partition!

NOTES: A partition cannot be deleted while any utility (Initialize, Verify, Expand, or Reconstruct)

is running on the array. The utility must be stopped (if allowed) or completed before

the partition can be deleted.

There is also a Delete Partition option available in the Array Menu.

To delete a partition:

1.

Display the Partition Menu.

The Partition Menu should now display (Figure 31).

2.

Select Delete this Partition and press Enter.
The system will now confirm your request to delete the partition.

3.

Select Yes and press Enter.

From the Array Menu

From the All Partitions Menu

1.

Select Array Menu from the

System Menu and press Enter.

The Select Array screen should now display, along with a

list of existing arrays.

2.

Select the desired array and

press Enter.

The Array Menu screen should now display.

3.

Select Partition Menu and press

Enter.

The Select Partition screen should now display along with a

list of exisiting partitions for the selected array.

4.

Select the partition to be viewed

and press Enter.

The Partition Menu screen should now display.

1.

Select Partitions Menu from the

System Menu and press Enter.

The Select Partition or Free Area screen should now display,

along with a list of existing partitions and free space.

2.

Select the desired partition and

press Enter.

The Partition Menu screen should now display.

3.

Select Partition Menu and press

Enter.

The Select Partition screen should now display along with a

list of exisiting partitions for the selected array.

4.

Select the partition to be viewed

and press Enter.

The Partition Menu screen should now display.

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