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– If the partition is recognized by the operating system, you
cannot delete the array.
– If the partition is not recognized by the operating system,
you can delete the array.
You are prevented from deleting an array with a recognized
partition. This prevents you from accidentally deleting useful
data from an array. To find out if an array has a partition, right-
click the
icon and select Check Partition from the drop-
down menu. A small pop-up box displays whether the
selected array has a partition and whether the partition is
visible to the operating system. To delete an array with a
recognized partition, back up any data you want to keep, and
delete the partition from the disk. Then start Adaptec CI/O
Management Software again and delete the array.
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When the confirmation message appears, confirm that you
want to delete the array.
Note:
After you delete an array you can immediately use the
disks that formerly belonged to the array to create spares or
a new array without rebooting the server. However, you
must reboot the server before you can use the disks as single
disks that are not members of an array. Deleting an array
may change the boot order and the drive letter assignment.
Initializing an Array
When you create a new array it is initialized immediately by default
unless you deselect the auto-initialize option, as described in
Creating an Array on page 5-2.
Note:
Some array controllers do not allow deselection of the
auto-initialize option.
If you deselect auto-initialize, you can initialize the array later by
following the instructions in this section. You can also reinitialize an
array that was previously zero-initialized or low-level formatted.
Configuring Arrays and Spares
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