48 Advanced FeaturesSynchronizing a RAID Volume (Virtual Disk)When a RAID volume is synchronized, the firmware synchronizes the data onthe secondary hard drive(s) with the data on the primary hard drive of theRAID level 1 volume. Follow these steps to start synchronization for a RAIDlevel 1 volume:1 Select Synchronize Virtual Disk.2 Press Y to start the synchronization or N to cancel it.Activating a RAID VolumeA RAID volume can become inactive if, for example, it is removed from oneSAS 6/iR controller or computer and moved to another one. The ActivateVirtual Disk option allows you to reactivate an inactive RAID volume thathas been added to a system. This option is only available when the selectedRAID volume is currently inactive.1 Select Activate Virtual Disk.2 Press Y to proceed with the activation or press N to abandon it.After a pause, the RAID volume will become active.NOTE: Activation of migrated RAID volume is only supported when the migratedRAID volume is in an optimal state and contains all the installed hard drives.Deleting a RAID VolumeNOTICE: Before deleting a RAID volume, be sure to back up all data on the RAIDvolume that you want to keep.Follow these steps to delete a selected RAID volume:1 Select Delete Virtual Disk.2 Press Y to delete the RAID volume or press N to cancel the deletion.After a pause, the RAID volume will be deleted.NOTICE: If the hard drives of a RAID volume are removed and the RAID volume’sconfiguration is subsequently deleted from the SAS 6/iR controller, the hard drivesshow up only as simple drives with no RAID association if they are placed back ontothe same SAS 6/iR controller. Once the RAID volume is removed from a SAS 6/iRcontroller using the RAID Configuration Utility (regardless of whether the harddrives are present), the RAID volume cannot be restored.
