User Guide

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AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
Chapter 6
AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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 To use the disk as a dedicated spare, select Assign as Dedicated Spare.
 To use the disk as a global spare, select Assign as Global Spare.
4. Click Confirm.
6.6.5 Prepare to Physically Remove an Array
6.6.5.1 Physically Remove an Array
CAUTION: Prior to removing an array, remove its drive letter (Windows) or unmount the array
(Linux).
1. In the Array View section, select the array to remove.
2. At the Array menu, select Prepare to Remove.
3. At the Prepare to Remove window, click Yes. The array and all associated disks disappear
from the Array Status window.
4. Remove the first disk from the system.
5. When the Drive Removed window displays, click Cancel.
6. Remove the remaining disks in the array.
7. When all disks in the array are removed from the system, select Rescan at the Disk menu.
6.6.5.2 Array Migration
The disks in an array, after being removed from one system with a RAIDXpert2 controller, can be
migrated to another system with a RAIDXpert2 controller. The disks and array(s) appear in the
second system, in Disk Management, the BIOS Configuration Utility, and RAIDXpert2, as normal
RAIDXpert2 disks and array(s).
If the disks from a RAIDXpert2 system are migrated to a non-RAIDXpert2 Windows-based
system, the disks appear in Disk Management of the second system as healthy, unknown
partitions. To use the disks, use Disk Management to delete the RAIDXpert2-created partitions
and to create Windows partitions on the disks.
CAUTION: All data contained in a RAIDXpert2 array are lost if the RAIDXpert2 disks of the
array are migrated to a non-RAIDXpert2 system.
6.6.6 Delete Arrays
CAUTION: Deleting an array permanently destroys all data that is on the array. This action
cannot be undone and it is very unlikely the data can be recovered.
6.6.6.1 Before You Begin
Review the issues and recommendations indicated in Table 24.