New Drives Attached To A Megaraid Controller - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Figure 177 Modify Drive Group - Summary Screen
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 migration to the new RAID level.
The operation begins on the virtual disk. To monitor the progress of the RAID level change, select Manage >
Show Progress in the menu bar.
9.8.6

New Drives Attached to a MegaRAID Controller

When you insert a new drive on a MegaRAID system, if the inserted drive does not contain valid DDF metadata, the
drive displays as JBOD for MegaRAID entry-level controllers, such as the SAS 9240-4i/8i. If the drive does contain valid
DDF metadata, its drive state is Unconfigured Good.
A new drive in JBOD drive state is exposed to the host operating system as a stand-alone drive. Drives in JBOD drive
state are not part of the RAID configuration because they do not have valid DDF records. The operating system can
install and run anything on JBOD drives.
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Chapter 9: Configuration
Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration