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expand vdisk Description Adds disk drives to a virtual disk. The expansion capability for each supported RAID level is as follows. Table 3-2 Virtual Disk Expansion by RAID Level RAID Level Expansion Capability Maximum Drives NRAID (non-RAID) Cannot expand. 1 0, 3, 5, 6 You can add 1-4 drives at a time. 16 1 Cannot expand. 2 10 You can add 2 or 4 drives at a time. 16 50 You can expand the virtual disk, one RAID 5 32 sub-vdisk at a time. The added RAID 5 sub-vdisk must contain the same number of drives as each original sub-vdisk. Caution - Virtual disk expansion cannot be stopped and can take days to complete, depending on drive type, RAID level, and other factors. Input expand vdisk vdisk disks disks Parameter Description vdisk Specifies the virtual disk by name or serial number. For the syntax to use, see "Virtual Disk Syntax" on page 26. disks disks Specifies the disk drives. For the syntax to use, see "Disk Drive Syntax" on page 25. 90 HP StorageWorks 2000 Family Modular Smart Array CLI reference guide • May 2008

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HP StorageWorks 2000 Family Modular Smart Array CLI reference guide
May 2008
expand vdisk
Description
Adds disk drives to a virtual disk. The expansion capability for each supported
RAID level is as follows.
Caution –
Virtual disk expansion cannot be stopped and can take days to complete,
depending on drive type, RAID level, and other factors.
Input
Table 3-2
Virtual Disk Expansion by RAID Level
RAID Level
Expansion Capability
Maximum
Drives
NRAID (non-RAID)
Cannot expand.
1
0, 3, 5, 6
You can add 1–4 drives at a time.
16
1
Cannot expand.
2
10
You can add 2 or 4 drives at a time.
16
50
You can expand the virtual disk, one RAID 5
sub-vdisk at a time. The added RAID 5 sub-vdisk
must contain the same number of drives as each
original sub-vdisk.
32
expand vdisk
vdisk
disks
disks
Parameter
Description
vdisk
Specifies the virtual disk by name or serial number. For the syntax
to use, see “Virtual Disk Syntax” on page 26.
disks
disks
Specifies the disk drives. For the syntax to use, see “Disk Drive
Syntax” on page 25.