Users Guide

Converting a physical disk to RAID or non-RAID mode............................................................................................. 186
Managing virtual disks.....................................................................................................................................................187
Creating virtual disks.................................................................................................................................................188
Editing virtual disk cache policies..............................................................................................................................189
Deleting virtual disks.................................................................................................................................................190
Checking virtual disk consistency............................................................................................................................. 190
Initializing virtual disks...............................................................................................................................................190
Encrypting virtual disks..............................................................................................................................................191
Assigning or unassigning dedicated hot spares..........................................................................................................191
Managing virtual disks using web interface...............................................................................................................192
Managing virtual disks using RACADM..................................................................................................................... 193
Managing controllers...................................................................................................................................................... 193
Configuring controller properties.............................................................................................................................. 193
Importing or auto importing foreign configuration.....................................................................................................196
Clearing foreign configuration...................................................................................................................................197
Resetting controller configuration.............................................................................................................................197
Switching the controller mode..................................................................................................................................198
12 Gbps SAS HBA adapter operations...................................................................................................................... 199
Monitoring predictive failure analysis on drives........................................................................................................ 200
Controller operations in non-RAID (HBA) mode.......................................................................................................200
Running RAID configuration jobs on multiple storage controllers............................................................................. 200
Managing PCIe SSDs......................................................................................................................................................201
Inventorying and monitoring PCIe SSDs................................................................................................................... 201
Preparing to remove PCIe SSD................................................................................................................................202
Erasing PCIe SSD device data................................................................................................................................. 203
Managing enclosures or backplanes...............................................................................................................................204
Configuring backplane mode....................................................................................................................................204
Viewing universal slots............................................................................................................................................. 207
Setting SGPIO mode................................................................................................................................................207
Choosing operation mode to apply settings................................................................................................................... 207
Choosing operation mode using web interface........................................................................................................ 208
Choosing operation mode using RACADM...............................................................................................................208
Viewing and applying pending operations.......................................................................................................................208
Viewing, applying, or deleting pending operations using web interface.................................................................... 209
Viewing and applying pending operations using RACADM....................................................................................... 209
Storage devices — apply operation scenarios................................................................................................................ 210
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Blinking or unblinking component LEDs........................................................................................................................... 211
Blinking or unblinking component LEDs using web interface......................................................................................211
Blinking or unblinking component LEDs using RACADM........................................................................................... 212
14 Configuring and using virtual console......................................................................... 213
Supported screen resolutions and refresh rates..............................................................................................................213
Configuring virtual console..............................................................................................................................................214
Configuring virtual console using web interface........................................................................................................214
Configuring virtual console using RACADM.............................................................................................................. 214
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