Users Guide
• There are particular considerations for deleting a virtual disk from a cluster-enabled controller.
• It is recommended that you reboot the system after deleting the virtual disk. Rebooting the system ensures that the operating system
recognizes the disk configuration correctly.
• If you delete a virtual disk and immediately create a new virtual disk with all the same characteristics as the one that was deleted, the
controller recognizes the data as if the first virtual disk were never deleted. In this situation, if you don't want the old data after
recreating a new virtual disk, reinitialize the virtual disk.
To Locate Delete In Storage Management
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2. Expand a Controller object.
3. Select the Virtual Disks object.
4. Select Delete from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
Renaming A Virtual Disk
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
Renaming a virtual disk enables you to change the name of the virtual disk. The numbering format for the virtual disk remains unchanged.
Depending on the controller you have, there are different considerations regarding the controller BIOS:
The virtual disk name can contain only alphanumeric characters as well as spaces, dashes and underscores. The maximum length of the
name depends on the controller. In most cases, the maximum length is 15 characters. The name cannot start with a space, end with a
space, or be left blank.
Related concepts
Renaming A Virtual Disk
To Rename A Virtual Disk
1. Type the new name in the text box.
2. Click Rename.
To exit without renaming the virtual disk, click Go Back To Virtual Disk Page.
To Locate Rename In Storage Management
To locate this task in storage management:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2. Expand a controller object.
3. Select the Virtual Disks object.
4. Select Rename from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
Changing The Policy Of A Virtual Disk
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
Use the Change Policy task to change the read, write, or cache policy of a virtual disk.
Related concepts
RAID Controller Read, Write, Cache, And Disk Cache Policy
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