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RAID: Dell Precision Workstation 470 and 670 Computers User's Guide
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1. From the Select RAID Type window, select Configured Single and press <Enter>.
2. Select the hard drives you want to use and press <Enter>.
NOTE: If a valid partition table or boot block is detected in the target drive, you get a warning message that the
dynamic partition disk(s) will be converted to the basic partition disk(s).
Deleting Arrays
1. From the Main menu, select the array you need to delete by moving the cursor, and then press <Enter>.
2. Select D.
The following message appears: Delete Array?
3. For RAID 0, go to step 4. For RAID 1, select one of these options, then continue to step 4:
Drive ID 1 — Deletes all data on the drive 1
Drive ID 2 — Deletes all data on the drive 2
Drive ID 1 & 2 — Deletes all data on both drives
None — Breaks the array but keeps any existing data on both drives
4. Select Yes and press <Enter>.
The following message appears: Are you sure?
5. Select Yes and press <Enter>.
If you select No, you return to the Main menu.
Adding a Spare Drive
With RAID 1 you have the option to create a maximum of 2 spare drives. You can create a spare before you define your RAID
or you can add a spare later to an existing RAID 1 array.
1. From the Main menu, select S to add a spare.
The following options appear:
Add Spare
Delete Spare (only available if a spare already exists)
2. Select a drive and press <Enter>.
3. Select Yes when the following message appears:
Are you Sure?
Yes/No
After you select your spare drive, it appears as a spare in the Main menu.
Rebuilding Arrays
NOTE: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant arrays (RAID 1) only.
If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to
get the array to Optimal status. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal drive is the source drive.