Users Guide

NOTE: Consistency check is not supported on drives set up in RAID0 mode.
• Encrypt Virtual Disk — Encrypts the virtual disk drive. If the controller is encryption capable, you can create, change or delete
the security keys.
NOTE: The Encrypt Virtual Disk option is available only if the virtual disk is created using the Self-Encrypting
Drive (SED) drives.
• Manage Dedicated Hotspares — Assign or unassign a physical disk as a dedicated hot spare. Only the valid dedicated hot
spares are displayed. If there are no valid dedicated hot spares, 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 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 (not supported on RAID0):
racadm storage ccheck:<vdisk fqdd>
To cancel the consistency check:
racadm storage cancelcheck: <vdisks fqdd>
• To encrypt virtual disks:
racadm storage encryptvd:<VD FQDD>
• To assign or unassign dedicated hot spares:
racadm storage hotspare:<Physical Disk FQDD> -assign <option> -type dhs -vdkey: <FQDD of
VD>
<option>=yes
Assign hot spare
<Option>=no
Unassign hot spare
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 on page 199
Importing or auto importing foreign configuration on page 201
Clearing foreign configuration on page 202
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Managing storage devices