Releasing Lock on Physical Disks

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Overview

Physical disks and DataCore disks may appear with a lock icon in the DataCore Servers panel when they are newly added or when they contain existing data intended for migration using pass-through disks. While a disk is locked, it cannot be managed by DataCore SANsymphony software or accessed by the Windows operating system. To use the disk, the lock must first be released by adding the disk to a pool, creating a pass-through virtual disk, or releasing it to the operating system.

To make a locked disk available for use, you must release the lock. This can be done by adding the disk to a disk pool, creating a virtual disk using the disk as a pass-through device, or releasing the disk to the operating system. The following procedure describes how to release the lock directly from the DataCore Servers panel.

Physical disks and DataCore disks are displayed in DataCore Servers panel with a lock icon if:

  • The disks are new and never initialized.
  • The disks are pass-through disks used to migrate existing data.

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

To allow use of the locked disk, do one of the following:

  • Add the physical disk to a pool. (See Creating Disk Pools.)
  • Create a virtual disk using the locked disk as a pass-through. (See Pass-through Disks.)
  • Release the disk to the operating system.

Releasing the Lock on Physical Disks

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.

Disk Location After Releasing the Lock

  • 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.

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