Users Guide

• Read Ahead
• Edit Policy: Write Cache — Change the write cache policy to one of the following options:
• Write Through
• Write Back
• Force Write Back
• Edit Policy: Disk Cache — Change the disk cache policy to one of the following options:
• Default
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Initialize: Fast — Updates the metadata on the physical disks so that all the disk space is available for future write operations.
The initialize can be completed quickly because existing information on the physical disks is not erased, although future write
operations overwrites any information that remains on the physical disks.
• Initialize: Full — All existing data and file systems are erased.
• Check Consistency
• Encrypt Virtual Disk — Encrypts the virtual disk drive. If the controller is encryption capable, you can create, change or delete
the security keys.
• Manage Dedicated Hotspares — Assign or unassign a physical disk as a dedicated hotspare. Only the valid dedicated hotspares
are displayed. If there are no valid dedicated hotspares, then this section does not appear in the drop-down menu.
For more information about these options, see the iDRAC Online Help.
4. From the Apply Operation Mode drop-down menu, select when you want to apply the settings.
5. Click Apply.
Based on the selected operation mode, the settings are applied.
Managing Virtual Disks Using RACADM
Use the following RACADM commands to manage virtual disks:
• To delete virtual disk: racadm storage deletevd:<VD FQDD>
• To initialize virtual disk: racadm storage init:<VD FQDD> -speed {fast|full}
• To check consistency of virtual disks: racadm storage ccheck:<vdisk fqdd>
• To encrypt virtual disks: racadm storage encryptvd:<VD FQDD>
• To assign or unassign dedicated hot spares: racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign yes -type
dhs -vdkey: <FQDD of VD>
• To cancel the check consistency: racadm storage cancelcheck: <vdisks fqdd>
Managing Controllers
You can perform the following for Controllers:
• Configure controller properties
• Import or auto import foreign configuration
• Clear foreign configuration
• Reset controller configuration
• Create, change, or delete security keys
Related concepts
Configuring Controller Properties
Importing or Auto Importing Foreign Configuration
Clearing Foreign Configuration
Resetting Controller Configuration
Supported Controllers
Summary of Supported Features for Storage Devices
Convert To RAID Capable Disk
Convert To Non-RAID Disk
Managing Storage Devices
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