Avago Technologies MegaRAID Fast Path Software - Manual (Page 367)

LSI Corporation Confidential | July 2011 Page 367
MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide Chapter 8: Configuration | Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration
6. Review the configuration information.
You can click Back if you need to change any selections.
7. Click Finish to accept the changes.
A confirmation message appears. The message states that this operation cannot be
aborted and asks whether you want to continue.
8. Click Yes to accept and complete the addition of the drives to the drive group.
8.7.3 Removing a Drive from a
Configuration
CAUTION: Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you remove a drive
from it.
Follow these steps to remove a drive from a RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration.
NOTE: This option is not available for RAID 0 configurations.
1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.
2. Click a drive icon in the left panel of the window.
3. Either select Go To>> Physical Drive>>Make Drive Offline on the menu bar, or
right-click the drive, and select Make Drive Offline from the menu.
A confirmation message appears. The message states that this operation cannot be
aborted and asks whether you want to continue.
4. Click Yes to accept and complete the removal of the drive from the drive group.
8.7.4 Replacing a Drive CAUTION: Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you replace a drive.
Follow these steps to add a replacement drive and copy the data from the drive that
was removed to the replacement drive.
1. Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window.
2. Select a drive in the left panel of the window.
3. Either select Go To>> Physical Drive>>Replace Physical Drive on the menu bar,
or right-click the virtual drive icon to access the Modify Drive Group wizard.