Users Guide

NOTE: When a degraded or a failed virtual disk from one system is added to another system, and if the number of

virtual disks exceeds the maximum limit of 10, you cannot delete the virtual disks that are in Normal or Ready state.

Swapping two virtual disks

1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility on page 20.

2. In the Main Menu screen, select the Swapping Two Virtual Disks and press <Enter>.

NOTE: While swapping boot virtual disks, ensure that the boot virtual disks are created from disk drives populated

across slots 0-3 of the system. For information about the disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for

AHCI devices on page 18, and for disks slot information, see the system specific Owner's Manual at dell.com/

poweredgemanuals.

3. Use the arrow keys to highlight a virtual disk at the Virtual Disk field. Press <Insert>.

4. Use the arrow keys to highlight another virtual disk. Press <Insert>.

5. Press <Enter> to swap the virtual disks.

NOTE: Only two virtual disks can be swapped at a time.

NOTE: When you create up to 10 virtual disks and swap the virtual disks using the BIOS Configuration Utility, the

order of the virtual disk in option ROM (OPROM) appear different from the order of the virtual disk in operating system.

Managing the hot spare disks

Manage Hot Spare(s) screen enables you to assign or unassign a global or dedicated hot spare(s).

1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility on page 20.

2. In the Main Menu screen, use the arrow keys to select Manage Hot Spare(s) and press <Enter>.

The Manage Hot Spare(s) screen display:

● global hot spare disks

● dedicated hot spare disks

Assigning the global hot spare disks

Global hot spare disk is a backup physical disk that can be used by any redundant virtual disk. It is not assigned (dedicated) to

any specific virtual disk. Virtual disks can typically be rebuilt by using a global spare disk, as long as the global hot spare is not

already part of the virtual disk and has enough available capacity. Unlike a dedicated hot spare, a global hot spare can be

assigned at anytime, even while tasks are running on virtual disks.

NOTE:

A hot spare can be created only if a physical disk is in Ready or Normal state, in the Physical Disks field. If the

physical disk is in Online state, the disk is being used by a virtual disk and cannot be selected as a hot spare.

Perform the following procedure to assign a global hot spare disk:

1. Enter the BIOS Configuration utility. See Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility on page 20.

2. In the Main Menu screen, select the Manage Hot Spare and press <Enter>.

3. Select Assign Global Hot Spare(s). Press <Enter>.

NOTE:

Assign global hot spare only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information about the

disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for AHCI devices on page 18, and for disks slot information, see

the system specific Owner's Manual at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.

4. Use the up or down arrow key to select a physical disk(s) to be used as a global hot spare(s). Press <Insert>.

5. Press <Enter> to add the global hot spare.

6. Press the <C> key to confirm the action.

BIOS Configuration Utility