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<h1><a href="tropdq.htm"><img src="images/l_pdfull.gif" width="28" height="28" border="0" align="absbottom"></a>Physical
  drive [number] object</h1>
<p>Use this object, in the <a href="cusegui4.htm">Physical devices view</a>, to
  work with a physical drive or to display its properties.</p>

<h2>Possible subobject</h2>

<p>None.</p>

<h2>Warning and error conditions</h2>

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  <li><img src="images/s_pdalrt.gif" width="20" height="15"> (warning) is displayed
    if the selected physical drive is undergoing a rebuild operation, reports
    a S.M.A.R.T., or is a non-warranted physical drive.</li>
  <li><img src="images/s_pd_ddd.gif" width="22" height="15"> (error) is displayed
     if the selected physical drive is a failed drive.</li>
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<h2>Actions</h2>
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<b><img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"> Note</b>: Not all actions are available on all controllers.
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  <li><a href="aiddrive.htm">Blink physical drive</a></li>
  <li>If the drive is ready:
    <ul>
      <li><a href="acreaths.htm">Create hot-spare drive</a></li>
      <li><a href="acrasdhs.htm">Create assigned hot-spare drive</a></li>
	  <li><a href="asimplev.htm">Create simple volume</a></li>
	  <li><a href="acleardy.htm">Clear</a></li>
	  <li><a href="aseceras.htm">Secure erase</a></li>
	  <li><a href="averifypd.htm">Verify</a></li>
	  <li><a href="averifxpd.htm">Verify with fix</a></li>
	  <li><a href="ainitlpd.htm">Initialize</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a href="arbddd.htm">Rebuild drive</a></li>
  <li>If the drive is failed, <a href="aremovdd.htm">Remove the failed drive</a></li>
  <li><a href="averifypd.htm">Verify physical drive</a></li>

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