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12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Table 28 Basic Virtual Drive Properties
Property
Name
RAID Level
Status
Size
For information on how to perform virtual drive operations, see Selecting Virtual Drive Operations.
For information on how to view the physical drives associated with the virtual drive, see Viewing Associated Drives.
For information on how to view and change advanced virtual drive settings, see Viewing and Managing Virtual
Drive Properties and Options.
5.5.1
Selecting Virtual Drive Operations
The following popup menu appears when you highlight Operation in the Virtual Drive window and press Enter.
Figure 97 Virtual Drive Operations Menu
Other options, such as Enable/Disable SSD Caching, Secure Virtual Drive, Check Consistency, and Expand Virtual
Drive, might also appear, depending on the current configuration of the system.
Highlight the operation you want to select and press Enter. Then highlight the word Go that appears beneath
Operation and press Enter to start the operation for the currently selected virtual drive.
The following sections explain how to run the operations.
5.5.1.1
Locating Physical Drives in a Virtual Drive
To locate the physical drives in a virtual drive by flashing their LEDs, perform these steps:
1.
Highlight Start Locate on the pop-up menu and press Enter.
2.
Highlight the word Go that appears beneath Operation and press Enter.
A Success message appears.
3.
Highlight OK and press Enter to return to the Virtual Drive dialog.
The LEDs on the physical drives start flashing, if the drive firmware supports this feature.
4.
Observe the location of the drives with the flashing LEDs.
The name assigned to the virtual drive. To assign a name or to change the name, highlight the field, press Enter,
and type the new name in the popup window.
The RAID level of the virtual drive.
The current status of the virtual drive.
The capacity of the virtual drive, in MB or GB.
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Chapter 5: The HII Configuration Utility
Managing Virtual Drives
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