All the physical disks are in RAID Capable mode by default. The following steps show how to convert the physical disk to Non-RAID or RAID capable.
Table of Contents
- PERC 9 Configuration Utility(Recommended)
- RAID Controller BIOS(Only available for PERC 8/7/6)
- iDRAC Web Interface
1.1 Converting physical disks to RAID capable disk
- Enter the Dell PERC 9 Configuration Utility by pressing <F2> during the post.
- Click Controller Management > Convert to RAID Capable Disk.
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- Select the physical disk to convert to RAID capable disk.
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- Click OK.
- A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
- Click Yes to continue.
1.2 Converting physical disks to non-RAID disk
- Enter the Dell PERC 9 Configuration Utility by pressing <F2> during the post.
- Click Configuration Management > Convert to Non-RAID Disk.
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- Select Physical Disks to Convert to Non-RAID.
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- Select the physical disk and click OK.
- A screen is displayed asking if you are sure you want to perform the operation.
- Click Yes to continue.
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NOTE: You can only convert a physical disk that is in Ready or Unconfigured good state to Non-RAID or RAID capable.
- When the system is booting, press <Ctrl><R> to enter the RAID Controller BIOS.
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- Press <Ctrl> <N> to access the PD Mgmt screen. A list of physical disks is displayed. The status of each disk is displayed under the heading State.
- Press the down arrow key to highlight the physical disk to be converted.
- Press <F2> to display the menu of available actions.
- Use the down arrow key to highlight either Convert to Non-RAID or Convert to RAID Capable option.
- Press Enter to perform the conversion.
Connection to the iDRAC web interface. To start, please connect to the iDRAC web interface using the defined IP Address with the admin credentials.
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Note: If the iDRAC is not yet configured, this article (
SLN306877 ) explains how to proceed.
- In the iDRAC Web Interface, go to Configuration > Storage Configuration.
- Select the controller from the Controller drop-down menu.
- Select the Physical Disk Configuration.
- Select Convert to RAID/Non-RAID.
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