Adaptec 5405 - Deleting a Logical Drive; Creating a RAID Volume

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5 In the Logical Devices panel, select the disk drives you want to use in the modified logical drive.
Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same
logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive
using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.
Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of disk drives.
If you want to remove a specific disk drive and replace it with another one (for instance,
replace a smaller disk drive with a larger one), click on the disk drive you want to remove.
An X indicates that the selected disk drive will be removed from the logical drive. (See the
figure on page 70 for an example.)
6 Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See Fine-tuning Logical Drives on page 63.)
7 Click Next.
8 Review the new logical drive settings. To make changes, click Back.
Note:
Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before you save the
configuration, verify that the size of the logical drive is appropriate for your operating system.
9 To update your logical drive immediately, click Apply, then click Ye s .
To schedule the changes for later, click Schedule , set the date and time, then click Apply .
(For more information, see
page 81 .)
Deleting a Logical Drive
Caution: When you delete a logical drive, you lose all data stored on that logical drive.
To delete a logical drive:
Ensure that you no longer need the data stored on the logical drive.
1 In the Enterprise View, click on the controller associated with the logical drive.
2 In the Logical Devices View, click the logical drive.
3 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Delete logical device.
4 When prompted, click Ye s to delete the device, or No to cancel the deletion.
If you click Ye s , the logical drive is deleted. The disk drives or drive segments included in the
logical drive become available, and can be used to create a new logical drive (see page 62), or
to e
xpand an existing logical drive (see page 69).
Creating a RAID Volume
A RAID Volume comprises two or more logical drives connected end-to-end. The logical
drives in a RAID Volume:
● Must be built using disk drives connected to the same controller.
● Must have the same RAID level assigned.
● Must not be striped together.
● May have equal or different capacities.
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