Managing Physical Drives The LSI Storage Authority software lets you manage all the physical drives connected to the controller. Viewing Physical Drive PropertiesLocating Tape DrivesStart and Stop Locating a DriveMaking a Drive OfflineMaking a Drive OnlineReplacing a DriveMarking a Drive as a Missing DriveReplacing a Missing DriveViewing Protected Drive GroupsAssigning Global Hot SparesRemoving Global Hot SparesAssigning Dedicated Hot SparesRebuilding a DriveConverting an Unconfigured Bad Drive to an Unconfigured Good DriveRemoving a DriveMaking Different Types of DrivesErasing a DriveErasing a Drive SecurelySanitizing a Drive