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In the left panel of the MSM window, select the Logical tab and click the icon of the virtual disk to delete. In the right panel, select the Operations tab and select Delete Virtual Disk.

When the warning message appears, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the virtual disk. The purpose of this command is to save an existing controller configuration to a file so that it can be applied to the same or another controller at a later date. To create a new configuration on the controller, the existing storage configuration must be cleared.

MSM enables you to monitor the status of disk drives, virtual disks, and other storage devices. This section has the following subsections:.

MSM monitors the activity and performance of all controllers in the system and the storage devices connected to the controllers. When an event occurs such as the creation of a new virtual disk or the removal of a physical disk drive , an event message appears in the log displayed at the bottom of the MSM window. Each event in the log includes an error level Info, Warning, Caution, Fatal, or Dead a date and timestamp, and a brief description.

The physical disk drive status is indicated by the physical disk drive icon s :. All disk drive properties are defined in Glossary. MSM enables you to see the status of all virtual disks. The virtual disk status is indicated by the virtual disk icon. For example, if a physical disk has failed, the virtual disk icon reflects this degraded condition. MSM enables you to monitor the progress of rebuilds and other lengthy processes in the Group Show Progress window.

Operations on virtual disks appear in the left panel of the Group Show Progress window, and operations on physical disk drives appear in the right panel. The following operations appear in this window. This section explains how to use MSM to maintain and manage storage configurations.

Due to the definition of a RAID 1 virtual drive, the system is protected from data loss if a single drive fails. You can also rebuild a failed drive, if the failed drive is still operational. If you see that the virtual disk is in a degraded state, then view the physical disk in the virtual disk configuration for drive indications.

You can identify the disk drive by reading the number 0, 1, 2, 3 on the drive cable. This corresponds to the drive number displayed in the MSM window.

Also, the drive 0 cable is color-coded. For an Integrated RAID controller, the hard drive number is on the motherboard next to the cable connector. When the new drive spins up, the drive icon changes back to normal status, and the rebuild process begins automatically. If a disk drive is currently part of a redundant configuration and you want to use it in another configuration, you can use MSM commands to remove the disk drive from the first configuration for this purpose.

When you do this, all data on that drive is lost. You can remove the disk drive from the configuration without harming the data on the virtual disk.

In the left panel of the MSM window, right-click the icon of a disk drive in a redundant virtual disk. Right-click the disk drive icon again and select Mark physical disk as missing. The disk drive status changes to Unconfigured Good. At this point, the data on this disk drive is no longer valid. There is no workaround, but this was fixed in software release 1.

In a non-RAID configuration only, the status log does not show an entry when a disk is removed. There is no workaround. For firmware prior to Phase 11, MSM 2.

When you have a virtual disk highlighted in the logical view and you choose the Locate Virtual Disk command in the Operations tab, LEDs should blink on all the physical disks that make up the virtual disk. In MSM 2. All rights reserved. All Rights Reserved.

The terms of the software license agreement included with any software you download will control your use of the software. Some x64 servers ship MSM 2. On the taskbar, click Start and choose All Programs. Tip - Alternatively, double click the MSM icon on the desktop. Note - If a warning appears indicating the Windows Firewall has blocked some features of the program, click Unblock to allow MSM to start. If there are multiple servers on the network, you might experience a delay before the Select Server window appears.

A green LED indicates normal operation. A yellow LED indicates that the server is running in a degraded state. For example, a disk drive used as a virtual disk has failed. Note - You can access servers on a different subnet by entering an IP address in the Connect to remote Framework at field at the bottom of the screen. The check box next to the Connect to remote Framework at field enables you to access a standalone server running MSM, if it has a network connection.

To Access Servers on Alternate Subnets 1. Click Update. To Log in to MSM 1. Select a login mode from the drop-down list. Select Full Access to view or modify the current configuration. Select View Only to view and monitor the configuration.

Step 4 gives you access to the server, but not full access over the network. View Only Access Type your user name and password, and then click Login. Physical view: Shows the hierarchy of physical devices in the host server. At the top of the hierarchy is the host server. The host server has one or more controllers installed and each controller has one or more ports. Disk drives and other devices are attached to the ports.

Logical view: Shows the hierarchy of controllers, virtual disks, and disk groups that are defined on the host server. Physical drives also appear in the Logical view, so you can see which physical disk drives are used by each virtual disk. When this is the case, the date and timestamp line will display ' ' as the value. Also, swapping hard disks will only display ' ' in the MSM log section. Properties tab: Displays information about the selected device.

Operations tab: Lists the operations that can be performed on the device selected in the left panel. Graphical tab: Selected in the right panel if a physical drive or a virtual disk is selected in the left panel. Note - You can view the Redundant Paths property when you remove and restore a path to verify that your version of MSM is multi-path aware.

The messages are: Redundant path inserted. Redundant path broken. Rescan is seldom required; the display normally updates automatically. Operations Menu: The Operations menu is available when a controller, physical drive, or logical drive is selected in the MSM window. The Operations menu options vary, depending on what type of device is selected in the left panel of the MSM window. You can also view the Operations tab in the right panel. If an operation requires user inputs before it can be executed, it appears in the Operations tab but not in the Operations menu.

A device-specific Operations menu pops up if you right-click a device icon in the left panel. Log Menu: The Log menu includes selections for saving and clearing the message log.

Note - When you use MSM online Help, you might see a warning message that Internet Explorer has restricted the file from showing active content. If this warning displays, click the active content warning bar and enable the active content. Drives with bootable partitions do not appear on the list of available drives to create a new virtual drive. To make physical disk drives with bootable partitions available for use in creating a virtual drive, you must clear the bootable flag in the partition or remove the partition.

In the Physical tab, click Controller 0. The Configuration Wizard dialog box displays. Select the physical disk drive s and add the selected disk drive s to the new array.

Note - Two disks can be selected at the same time by using the shift key after making the first disk drive selection. Both physical disk drives should be highlighted. When you are finished, click Accept, and then click Next.

The Virtual Disk Creation dialog box displays. Click the active Accept button, and then click Next. On the taskbar, click Start, and then click Run. In the Open field, enter diskmgmt. For details see the Service Manual for your product. Changing Virtual Disk Properties This section describes the virtual disk parameters that you can set when you use the Guided Configuration or Manual Configuration modes of the Configuration Wizard.

Init State: No Initialization: The new configuration is not initialized and the existing data on the disks is not overwritten.

Fast Initialization: MSM quickly writes zeros to the first and last 10 MB regions of the new virtual disk, and then completes the initialization in the background. This enables you to start writing data to the virtual disk immediately.

Full Initialization: A complete initialization is done on the new configuration. You cannot write data to the new virtual disk until the initialization is complete. This might take a long time if the disks are large. Caution - To prevent an inoperable system, do not initialize a drive on which the operating system is installed. Initializing any drive overwrites the drive contents, including the operating system if it is installed.

This is different from the way in which properties are changed for virtual disks. To Change a Virtual Disk Property 1. Select a virtual disk icon in the left panel of the MSM window. A list of virtual disk properties displays in the right panel. Change the virtual disk properties as needed in the right panel. Click Go to accept the changes. Deleting a Virtual Disk You can delete virtual disks for a number of reasons, including rearranging the storage space.

Caution - To prevent any data loss, including the operating system OS , back up the data on the virtual disk before you delete it. Ensure the operating system is not installed on the virtual disk you intend to delete.

Note - Virtual drives with a bootable partition cannot be deleted. This prevents you from accidentally deleting a drive that contains the operating system. To delete the virtual drive, you must clear the bootable flag in the partition or remove the partition.

To Delete A Virtual Disk 1. Back up all user data on the virtual disk you intend to delete. It can be installed as a stand-alone application or as an extension to IBM Director 5. You can connect to the Storage Configuration Manager Manager component of the application from any computer on the network that it is installed on, using a standard Web browser Internet Explorer 6.

Instead of using Storage Configuration Manager , you have the option of configuring the integrated shared storage from the configuration wizard of the advanced management module if you choose one of the predefined configurations that are provided.

However, you must install Storage Configuration Manager if you decide to modify an existing configuration or create your own customized configuration.

Parent topic: Systems and storage management.