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Uninitializing Disk Drives

Note: This option is available on Adaptec Series 7 and Adaptec Series 8 controllers

only.

Uninitializes one or more physical drives. This option clears Adaptec meta-data and reserved space and

any OS partitions from a drive; any existing data on the drive is destroyed. Drives can uninitialized only

if they are not part of any array.

Note: Uninitialized drives are surfaced to the OS as RAW Pass Through Devices.

Typically, they are used with the controller in HBA mode. Uninitialized drives are also

compatible with any HBA and can be exchanged with drives on the motherboard's

SATA interface. For more information about uninitialized devices and controller modes,

see General Controller Settings on page 89.

To begin uninitializing a disk drive, select Uninitialize Drives from the Logical Device Conguration menu,

then type Y to continue.

Managing Global Hot Spares

Note: For Adaptec Series 7 and Adaptec Series 8 controllers, this option is available

in the uEFI interface only.

A hot spare is a disk drive that automatically replaces any failed drive in a logical drive. A global hot

spare is not assigned to a specic logical drive. It protects any logical drive on the controller (except

RAID 0 logical drives). You can create and delete global hot spares even if no arrays exist.

To create and delete global hot spares:

1. Select Global Hotspares from the Logical Device Conguration menu.

The Global Hotspare Management window opens.

2. Using the arrow keys, select a drive from the list. Existing hot spares are highlighted.

3. Press Ins to create a new global hot spare. Press Del to delete a hot spare.

4. Press Enter to save your changes and return to the main menu.

Creating and Managing JBODs

Note: This option is available on Adaptec Series 6 controllers only.

Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage JBODs.

Creating a New JBOD

A JBOD disk appears as a physical disk drive to the operating system. A JBOD disk is not redundant and

not bootable.

To begin creating a JBOD, select Create JBOD from the Logical Device Conguration menu. All the

supported disk drives are displayed. Select a disk drive and Enter.

Managing Existing JBODs

To delete a JBOD or morph a JBOD into a simple volume, select Manage JBODs from the Logical Device

Conguration 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.

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