Configuration : Removing a Drive from a Configuration

Removing a Drive from a Configuration

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CAUTION Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you remove a drive from it.

Perform these steps to remove a drive from a RAID 1 configuration or a RAID 1E configuration:

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NOTE This option is not available for RAID 0 configurations.

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Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu screen.

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Click a drive icon in the left panel of the window.

3.

Either select Go To > Physical Drive > Make Drive Offline on the menu bar, or right-click the drive and select Make Drive Offline from the menu.

A confirmation message appears. The message states that this operation cannot be aborted and asks if you want to continue.

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Click Yes to accept and complete the removal of the drive from the drive group.