User's Manual

Property Definition
Write Policy Displays the write policy that the controller is using for the selected
virtual disk. See RAID Controller Read, Write, Cache, and Disk Cache
Policy.
Cache Policy Displays the cache policy that the controller is using for the selected
virtual disk. See RAID Controller Read, Write, Cache, and Disk Cache
Policy.
Stripe Size Displays the stripe size of the virtual disk.
Disk Cache Policy Displays whether the disk cache policy of the physical disks that is
part of the virtual disk is enabled or disabled. See RAID Controller
Read, Write, Cache, and Disk Cache Policy.
Virtual Disk Tasks
To execute a virtual disk drop-down menu task:
1. In the Server Administrator window, under the system tree, expand Storage to display the controller
objects.
2. Expand a Controller object.
3. Select the Virtual Disks object.
4. Select a task from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
5. Click Execute.
NOTE: Different controllers support different features. The tasks displayed on the Available
Tasks drop-down box can vary depending on which controller is selected in the tree view. If no
tasks can be performed because of controller or system configuration limitations, then the
Available Tasks drop-down box displays No Task Available.
Virtual Disk — Available Tasks
The following is a list of possible tasks in the virtual disk Available Tasks drop-down box.
• Reconfiguring A Virtual Disk
• Format, Initialize, Slow, And Fast Initialize
• Canceling Background Initialization
• Restoring Dead Segments
• Deleting Data On the Virtual Disk
• Assigning And Unassigning Dedicated Hot Spare
• Performing A Check Consistency
• Canceling A Check Consistency
• Pausing A Check Consistency
• Resuming A Check Consistency
• Blinking And Unblinking A Virtual Disk
• Renaming A Virtual Disk
• Split Mirror
• Unmirror
• Canceling A Rebuild
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