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Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive

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Chapter 3 HP NetRAID Config Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive To make RAID level changes, refer to the valid RAID level changes listed in Table 3-1 before altering a logical drive. NOTE You cannot change the RAID level of any logical drive that spans arrays (RAID levels 10, 30, or 50). Table 3-1. Valid HP NetRAID Configuration Changes Existing RAID Configuration Valid RAID Configuration Change Configuration Event RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal Expanding capacity RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal RAID 0 Stopping parity RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal RAID 0 Deleting a drive, or adding drives RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal RAID 0 or Degraded Reconfiguring as Optimal RAID 0 RAID 1 Optimal RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal Adding drives RAID 1 Optimal RAID 0 Deleting a drive RAID 1 Degraded RAID 0 Reconfiguring as Optimal RAID 0 RAID 0 Optimal RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal Adding drives RAID 0 Optimal (with one RAID 1 Optimal drive) Adding a drive RAID 0 Optimal RAID 0 Adding drives To change the RAID level of a logical drive that is currently in use, the logical drive must be reconstructed. Follow these steps: 1. Choose Advanced Menu from the HP NetRAID Config Management menu. 2. Select Reconstruct Logical Drive. 3. Select the logical drive to be changed. A Reconstruct window is displayed. 4. Press Enter to see the Reconstruct menu. 5. Select RAID level. 6. Choose the new RAID level. 70

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Chapter 3
HP NetRAID Config
70
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
To make RAID level changes, refer to the valid RAID level changes listed in
Table 3-1 before altering a logical drive.
NOTE
You cannot change the RAID level of any logical drive that
spans arrays (RAID levels 10, 30, or 50).
Table 3-1.
Valid HP NetRAID Configuration Changes
Existing RAID
Configuration
Valid RAID
Configuration Change
Configuration Event
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
Expanding capacity
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
RAID 0
Stopping parity
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
RAID 0
Deleting a drive, or
adding drives
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
or Degraded
RAID 0
Reconfiguring as
Optimal RAID 0
RAID 1 Optimal
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
Adding drives
RAID 1 Optimal
RAID 0
Deleting a drive
RAID 1 Degraded
RAID 0
Reconfiguring as
Optimal RAID 0
RAID 0 Optimal
RAID 3 or RAID 5 Optimal
Adding drives
RAID 0 Optimal (with one
drive)
RAID 1 Optimal
Adding a drive
RAID 0 Optimal
RAID 0
Adding drives
To change the RAID level of a logical drive that is currently in use, the logical
drive must be reconstructed. Follow these steps:
1.
Choose
Advanced Menu
from the HP NetRAID Config Management
menu.
2.
Select
Reconstruct Logical Drive
.
3.
Select the logical drive to be changed. A Reconstruct window is displayed.
4.
Press
Enter
to see the Reconstruct menu.
5.
Select
RAID level
.
6.
Choose the
new RAID level
.