Locating a physical drive associated with a logical drive
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE Smart Array P824i-p MR
Gen10 > Main Menu > Logical Drive Management.
2. In the Logical Drive Management screen, select the logical drive.
3. In the Logical Drive screen, select Start Locate from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Click Go.
The LEDs for the drive associated with the logical drive begin blinking.
To stop the LEDs from blinking, select Stop Locate from the Operation drop-down menu.
Erasing a logical drive
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE Smart Array P824i-p MR
Gen10 > Main Menu > Logical Drive Management.
2. In the Logical Drive Management screen, select the logical drive.
3. In the Logical Drive screen, select Logical Drive Erase from the Operation drop-down menu.
4. Select one of the following options from the Erase Mode drop-down menu:
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Simple - writes a pattern to the logical drive in a single pass.
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Normal - a three-pass operation that first overwrites the drive contents with random values then
overwrites it twice with patterns.
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Thorough - repeats the Normal drive erase operation three times.
5. If you want to delete the logical drive after the erase is completed, click Delete After Erase.
6. Click Go.
7. Review warning messages and click Confirm and Yes to proceed.
Drive management
Viewing drive properties
Procedure
1. From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration > HPE Smart Array P824i-p MR
Gen10 > Main Menu > Drive Management.
2. In the Drive Management screen, select the drive.
3. In the drive screen, view the basic properties:
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Configuration
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