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Deleting a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)

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Deleting a MegaRAID Virtual Drive Using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)

Description 

Instructions for deleting a MegaRAID virtual drive using LSA (LSI Storage Authority)

Product 

  • LSI Storage Authority 
  • MegaRAID

Prerequisite

Caution:  The exacqVision Server service should be stopped before proceeding


Windows 

  • Press Windows Key+R, type services.msc in the run box then press enter
  • Locate and Stop the exacqVision Server service

Linux 

  • Launch Terminal (Applications > Systems Tools > Terminal), execute the following command in the Terminal window
  • sudo service edvrserver stop 

Deleting a Virtual Drive

There can be several reason why you may wish to delete a virtual drive 

  • The virtual drive is failed and cannot be recovered
  • Physical drive replacement to expand capacity

caution: All data on a virtual drive is lost when you delete it. Make sure to back up the data before you delete a virtual drive.

  1. Launch LSA from the desktop 
  2. Enter the administrators username and password
  3. Use the drop down to Select Controller, the controller dashboard will appear
  4. From the Controller dashboard, select the Drive Groups Tab, click the + icon next to the drive group name (example DG_0).  The Drive group will expand and the virtual and physical drives associated with the selected drive group appear. 
  5. Select the virtual drive, a check will appear to the left of the drive group name and Element(s) Action will display available actions 
  6. Select Element Action > Delete 
  7. Select Confirm and click Yes, Delete,  a message momentarily appears confirming that the virtual drive was deleted successfully, Drive Groups should show the following