Releasing Lock on Physical Disks

Physical disks and DataCore Disks are displayed in DataCore Servers Panel with the locked () icon if:

o           The disks are new and never initialized.

o           The disks are pass-through disks used to migrate existing data.

When a disk is locked, it cannot be managed by SANsymphony software or used by the Windows operating system.

To allow use of the locked disk, one of the following actions should be taken:

o           Add the physical disk to a pool. (See Creating Disk Pools.)

o           Create a virtual disk using the locked disk as a pass-through. (See Pass-through Disks.)

o           Release the disk to the operating system.

To release the lock by adding the disk to a pool or releasing it to the OS:

In DataCore Servers Panel, right-click the locked disk and select either Add to pool or Release to OS.  

·            When a locked physical disk is added to a pool, the disk will be moved from the DataCore Servers Panel>Physical Disks and displayed under the appropriate pool.

·            When a locked physical disk is released to the operating system or used as a pass-through, the disk will remain listed in the DataCore Servers Panel>Physical Disks or DataCore Servers Panel>DataCore Disks.