Configuration : Formatting a Virtual Drive

Formatting a Virtual Drive

You can format virtual drives by using the MegaRAID Storage Manager software. Before you can format a virtual drive, you must be logged on to the server in Full Access mode..

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NOTE This section is only applicable for the WarpDrive card.

Perform these steps to format a virtual drive.

1.

Click the Logical View tab or the Physical View tab in the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu.

The view opens as the following figure shows.

Figure 26 MegaRAID Storage Manager - Logical View

2.

Right-click the virtual drive that you want to format.

3.

Click Format Drive.

The confirmation message appears, as the following shows.

Figure 27 Confirm Format Virtual Disk Dialog

4.

Select the Confirm check box, and click Yes.

The virtual drive is formatted.