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Managing Existing JBODs, Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume

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Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 86 Managing Existing JBODs To delete a JBOD or morph a JBOD into a simple volume, select Manage JBODs from the main ACU menu. From the Manage JBODs menu, you can: ● Morph a JBOD into a simple volume. ● Delete a JBOD Note: When you delete a JBOD, you lose all data on that disk. Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume You can convert any JBOD into a simple volume. 1 Select Manage JBODs from the main ACU menu. 2 Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a simple volume and press Ctrl+V. Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings The SerialSelect utility is a tool for modifying the settings of your controller and the disk drives connected to it. Opening SerialSelect To open SerialSelect, start the ARC utility (see page 82), select SerialSelect, then press Enter. Follow the on-screen instructions to modify the settings of your controller and connected disk drives as required. Applying Changes and Exiting 1 To exit SerialSelect, press Esc until you are prompted to exit. If you modified any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit. 2 Select Yes to exit, then press any key to restart your computer. Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts. Modifying Your Controller's Configuration Note: Default controller settings are suitable for most computers. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default setting. To modify your controller's basic settings, select Controller Configuration from the main SerialSelect menu. To modify your controller's power management settings, select Advanced Configuration. Note: The PHY settings are read-only and not editable. This section describes the controller configuration options. Some options may not be available for your controller.

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Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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Managing Existing JBODs
To delete a JBOD or morph a JBOD into a simple volume, select
Manage JBODs
from the
main ACU menu.
From the Manage JBODs menu, you can:
●
Morph a JBOD into a simple volume.
●
Delete a JBOD
Note:
When you delete a JBOD, you lose all data on that disk.
Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume
You can convert any JBOD into a simple volume.
1
Select
Manage JBODs
from the main ACU menu.
2
Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a simple volume and press
Ctrl+V
.
Using Serial
Select
to Modify Controller Settings
The Serial
Select
utility is a tool for modifying the settings of your controller and the disk drives
connected to it.
Opening Serial
Select
To open Serial
Select
, start the ARC utility (see
page 82
), select
Serial
Select
, then press
Enter
.
Follow the on-screen instructions to modify the settings of your controller and connected disk
drives as required.
Applying Changes and Exiting
1
To exit Serial
Select,
press
Esc
until you are prompted to exit.
If you modified any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit.
2
Select
Yes
to exit, then press any key to restart your computer.
Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts.
Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration
Note:
Default controller settings are suitable for most computers. Adaptec recommends that
you
do not
change the default setting.
To modify your controller’s basic settings, select
Controller Configuration
from the main
Serial
Select
menu.
To modify your controller’s power management settings, select
Advanced Configuration
.
Note:
The PHY settings are read-only and not editable.
This section describes the controller configuration options. Some options may not be available
for your controller.