Managing
Configured Arrays
The Existing Logical Drives window contains three sub-windows:
Logical Drives, Front View, and Functions.
Related configuration options are: LD Assignment, LD
Name, Write Policy, Expansion by
Adding Drive(s),
and Array Partitioning. LD is
a short form for Logical Drive.
To Select a Configured
Array:
1. To access a configured array, single click a listed array. A selected array
will be displayed in a reversed color (white print on a blue background).
2. When a configured array is selected, the Front View window
automatically reflects the selection by displaying its member drives. Drives
belonging to the logical drive are highlighted by bright blue lines. Members
of an array may reside in different enclosures. Click the tabbed panel on top
of the enclosure graphic to check their locations in different enclosures.
To Change Array-Related Configurations:
LD Assignment: You may reassign an array to another RAID controller.
Note that doing so requires mapping the array to the host channel ID/LUNs associated
with that controller.
Name: Naming the logical drive can help identifying a configured
capacity in a complex storage network.
Write Policy: Write policy is configurable on a per array basis.
Apply: After changing the above settings, click this button
for the configuration to take effect.
Right-Click Command Menu:
To bring up a right-click command menu:
Step 1: Select a logical
drive by single mouse click.
Step 2: Right-click on the adjacent area of the selected array.
Right-Click Commands:
These commands allow you to create a partition (see the link below) or delete
a logical drive.
NOTE:
1. Deleting a logical drive destroys all data that has been distributed to it.
Click to see how to Add Drives
or Partition a logical drive.
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