Users Guide

Property Denition
Cache Policy Displays the cache policy that the controller is using for the selected virtual disk. See RAID
Controller Read, Write, Cache, and Disk Cache Policy.
Stripe Size Displays the stripe size of the virtual disk.
Disk Cache Policy Displays whether the disk cache policy of the physical disks that is part of the virtual disk is
enabled or disabled. See RAID Controller Read, Write, Cache, and Disk Cache Policy.
Virtual Disk Tasks
To execute a virtual disk drop-down menu task:
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 a task from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5 Click Execute.
NOTE: Dierent controllers support dierent features. The tasks displayed on the Available Tasks drop-down box can vary
depending on which controller is selected in the tree view. If no tasks can be performed because of controller or system
conguration limitations, then the Available Tasks drop-down box displays No Task Available.
Virtual Disk — Available Tasks
The following is a list of possible tasks in the virtual disk Available Tasks drop-down box.
Reconguring A Virtual Disk
Format, Initialize, Slow, And Fast Initialize
Canceling Background Initialization
Restoring Dead Segments
Deleting Data On the Virtual Disk
Assigning And Unassigning Dedicated Hot Spare
Performing A Check Consistency
Canceling A Check Consistency
Pausing A Check Consistency
Resuming A Check Consistency
Blinking And Unblinking A Virtual Disk
Renaming A Virtual Disk
Split Mirror
Unmirror
Canceling A Rebuild
Changing The Virtual Disk Policy
Replacing A Member Disk
Clearing Virtual Disk Bad Blocks
Encrypting A Virtual Disk
Reconguring A Virtual Disk
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
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Virtual Disks