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Converting To Non-RAID Disks
On supported PERC adapters:
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
NOTE: This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode.
1 In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2 Select the Controller object.
3 Click Information/Conguration on the controller Properties page.
4 In the Controller Tasks drop-down menu, select Convert to Non-RAID.
The disks in Ready state are displayed.
5 Select the drives that you want to convert.
6 Click Apply.
An acknowledgement that the disks have been converted is displayed.
Converting To RAID Capable Disks
On supported PERC adapters:
Does my controller support this feature? See Supported Features.
NOTE
: This task is not supported on PERC hardware controllers running in HBA mode.
1 In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2 Select the Controller object.
3 Click Information/Conguration on the controller Properties page.
4 In the Controller Tasks drop-down menu, select Convert to RAID Capable disks.
The non-RAID disks are displayed.
5 Select the drives that you want to convert.
6 Click Apply.
An acknowledgment that the disks have been converted is displayed.
NOTE
: This operation is not supported on the PERC 10 controllers.
Changing The Controller Mode
You can change the controller mode to Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) or Host Bus Adapter (HBA) mode. To change the
controller mode, perform the following steps:
NOTE
: This option is supported only on PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 (PERC 9) and later family of hardware controllers.
NOTE: When you change the controller mode from RAID to HBA or from HBA to RAID, certain features or functionality may vary.
NOTE: The is Enhanced HBA feature is supported only on two controllers H740P and H745PMX.
1 In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller objects.
2 Select the Controller object.
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