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Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage
Management
User's Guide
Deleting a virtual disk destroys all information including file systems and volumes residing on the virtual disk.
To identify which physical disks are included in the virtual disk, click Blink. The LED lights on the physical disks will blink for 30 to 60 seconds.
When deleting a virtual disk, the following considerations apply:
- There are particular considerations for deleting a virtual disk from a cluster-enabled controller. Review the "Creating and Deleting Virtual Disks on Cluster-enabled Controllers" before attempting to delete the virtual disk.
- It is recommended that you reboot the system after deleting the virtual disk. Rebooting the system ensures that the operating system recognizes the disk configuration correctly.
- If you delete a virtual disk and immediately create a new virtual disk with all the same characteristics as the one that was deleted, the controller will recognize the data as if the first virtual disk were never deleted. In this situation, if you don't want the old data after recreating a new virtual disk, reinitialize the virtual disk.
- Expand the Storage tree object to display the controller objects.
- Expand a controller object.
- Select the Virtual Disks object.
- Select Delete from the Available Tasks drop-down menu.
- Click Execute.
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