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103 Intel® RAID Software User Guide
Figure 44. Create Virtual Drive – Advanced
You can view the virtual drive policies that were defined when the storage
confi
guration was created.
You can also select In
itialize and/or Configure Hot Spare to initialize the newly
created virtual drive or to configure the virtual drive as a hot spare, respectively.
If you select Initialize and/or Configur
e Hot Spare, messages pertaining to
initializing the virtual drive or to configuring the virtual drive as a hot spare appear
only after you exit the Virtual Drive Properties dialog.
7.13.4 Deleting a Virtual Drive
You can delete any virtual drive on the controller if you want to reuse that space for a new
virtual drive. The Ctrl-R Utility lists configurable drive groups where there is space to
configure. If multiple virtual drives are defined on a single drive group, you can delete a
virtual drive without deleting the entire drive group.
Caution: Back up any data
that you want to keep before you delete a virtual drive.
Perform the following steps to del
ete a virtual drive:
1. In the VD Mgmt scre
en, navigate to the virtual drive, and press the F2 key.
2. Navigate to De
lete VD, and press Enter.
A message box appears, asking you to confirm the deletion.
3. Press OK to
delete the virtual drive.
7.13.5 Deleting a Virtual Drive Group
You can delete a virtual drive group. On deleting a drive group, all the virtual drives in
that drive group also are deleted.
Caution: Back up any data
that you want to keep before you delete a virtual drive group.