Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S110 - Manual (Page 36)

34 RAID Configuration and Management
Viewing Virtual Disk Details
1 Power-up the system to start booting.
2 When prompted, press the <Ctrl><R> keys to access the PERC BIOS
Configuration Utility.
3 At the Main Menu field, select View Virtual Disk Details. Press <Enter>.
4 Use the arrow keys to choose a virtual disk.
5 Virtual disk information is displayed at the top of the window and in the
Virtual Disks field:
• Virtual disk number
• RAID level
• Size
• Status (
Read Ahead/Write Back, No Read Ahead/Write Back, Read
Ahead/Write Through, No Read Ahead/Write Through)
6 When finished, press <Esc> to return to the main window.
NOTE: The Physical Disks field indicates the physical disks that are in the
virtual disk, highlighted by green text.
Rescanning Disks
This option enables you to rescan all channels and detect new or removed
physical disks or virtual disks.
• To perform a rescan, select Rescan Disks from the Main Menu field and
press <Enter>. (The activity indicator, in the information field at the top
of the window, spins while the physical disks are being pooled).
• The Rescan Disks option rescans all the channels, searches for new or
removed physical disks, and re-reads the configuration information from
each physical disk.
NOTE: Sometimes when a physical disk has failed, it can be brought online
through a rescan.
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