Configuration : Formatting a Virtual Drive

Formatting a Virtual Drive

You can format virtual drives using the MegaRAID Storage Manager software. Before you can format a virtual drive, you must be logged on to the server in Full Access mode..

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NOTE This section is only applicable for the WarpDrive card

Perform these steps to format a virtual drive.

1.

Click Logical View tab or Physical View tab in the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu, the view opens as shown in Figure 22.

Figure 22 MegaRAID Storage Manager Logical View

2.

Right-click on the virtual drive that you want to format.

3.

Click Format Drive.

The confirmation message appears as shown in Figure 23.

Figure 23 Confirm Format Virtual Disk Dialog

4.

Select the Confirm check box and click Yes.

The virtual drive is formatted.