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MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 8: Configuration | Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration
3. Change the virtual drive properties as needed.
For information about these properties, see Section 8.1.1, Selecting Virtual Drive
Settings .
4. Click Ok to accept the changes.
The virtual drive settings are updated.
8.7 Changing a Virtual Drive
Configuration
You can use the Modify Drive Group wizard in the MegaRAID Storage Manager
software to change the configuration of a virtual drive by adding drives to the virtual
drive, removing drives from it, or changing its RAID level.
CAUTION: Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you change its
configuration.
NOTE: You cannot change the configuration of a RAID 10, RAID 50, or RAID 60 virtual
drive. You cannot change a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration if two or
more virtual drives are defined on a single drive group. (The Logical tab shows which
drive groups and drives are used by each virtual drive.)
8.7.1 Accessing the Modify Drive
Group Wizard
NOTE: The Modify Drive Group wizard was previously known as the Reconstruction
wizard.
Perform the following steps to access the Modify Drive Group wizard options:
1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main
menu window.
2. Select a drive group in the left panel of the window.
3. Select Go To>> Drive Group>>Modify Drive Group on the menu bar, or right-click
the virtual drive icon to access the Modify Drive Group wizard.
The following warning appears about rebooting virtual drives containing boot
partitions that are undergoing RAID level migration or capacity expansion
operations. Back up your data before you proceed.
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Figure 233: Reboot Warning Message