Administrator Guide

NOTE: Your NAS system supports only NTFS partitions. Formatting all partitions as NTFS allows for advanced
features only available under that file system.
6. Click Next to continue.
The Completing the Create Virtual Disk Wizard dialog box displays.
7. Click Finish to create a virtual disk or Back to return to the previous screen.
Array Manager confirms the creation of the virtual disk.
The Rescan Disk Layout checkbox is selected by default. Rescan Disk Layout allows the Microsoft Windows Powered
operating system to recognize the new virtual disk. You can perform a Rescan Disk Layout later if the box is not
checked when you create the virtual disk.
Deleting Virtual Disks
NOTICE: Deleting a virtual disk permanently deletes all information contained on that disk.
1. Right-click the virtual disk.
2. Click Delete.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
3. Click OK to continue.
The virtual disk disappears from the left pane.
Reboot your system after deleting a virtual disk and before creating new virtual disks.
Reconfiguring and Managing Virtual Disks
This section summarizes how you can change the virtual disk configuration through the NAS Manager. The following topics are
discussed:
Using Add Member
Using Transform Type
Using Change Policy
Using Check Consistency
Initializing disks
Properties
Blink Virtual Disk
Unblink Virtual Disk
NOTE: Because of hardware restrictions, the PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/QC controllers will not detect a drive status
change until you attempt to read from or write to the drive. For example, when an unconfigured drive is removed, the
controller will not detect the change until a you perform a manual rescan or read/write to the drive.
Using Add Member