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PS6210 Install and Setup Guide 4 Software Configuration If you used the setup utility to create or expand a group, or added the array to an existing group with the Remote Setup wizard, you must set the RAID policy for the group member. Use either the Group Manager command line interface (CLI) or the graphical user interface (GUI) to set the RAID policy. Using the CLI to Set the RAID Policy To use the Group Manager CLI to set the RAID policy for a new group member: 1. Log in to the group, if you are not already logged in. (After the setup utility completes, you will still be logged in to the group.) Use one of the following methods to connect to the group: - Serial connection to a member. See Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array on page 14. - Telnet or ssh connection to the group IP address. 2. At the login prompt, enter the grpadmin account name and the password that you specified when creating the group. 3. At the Group Manager command prompt, enter the following command to specify RAID 6, or RAID6accelerated (available XS array models only), RAID 10, or RAID 50 for the policy variable: member select member_name raid-policy policy For example, the following command configures member1 with RAID 6: member select member1 raid-policy raid6 Using the Group Manager GUI to Set the RAID Policy For the latest information on browser support for the Group Manager GUI, see the PS Series Release Notes. After you add a member to a PS Series group, you must set the RAID policy for the member and choose the storage pool. The storage in the member is available after you set the RAID policy. To use the GUI to set the RAID policy for a members, use the following procedure: Procedure 1. Click Group and then click the group name to open the Group Summary window. 2. Expand Members and then double-click the member name. The GUI shows whether a member is configured or not. 3. Click Yes in the warning dialog box to open the Configure Member - General Settings dialog box. 4. Select the pool and click Next. If prompted, confirm you want to assign the member to the pool. 5. Select the RAID policy on the Configure Member - RAID Configuration dialog box. 6. (Optional) Select Wait until the member storage initialization completes. 7. Click Next. 8. Click Finish in the Configure Member - Summary dialog box. Note: After initial RAID configuration, it takes a few minutes for Group Manager to display the total usable capacity. Group Manager might show a smaller amount until the process is complete. 21

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PS6210 Install and Setup Guide
4 Software Configuration
If you used the
setup
utility to create or expand a group, or added the array to an existing group with the Remote
Setup wizard, you must set the RAID policy for the group member.
Use either the Group Manager command line interface (CLI) or the graphical user interface (GUI) to set the
RAID policy.
Using the CLI to Set the RAID Policy
To use the Group Manager CLI to set the RAID policy for a new group member:
1.
Log in to the group, if you are not already logged in. (After the
setup
utility completes, you will still be
logged in to the group.) Use one of the following methods to connect to the group:
–
Serial connection to a member. See
Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array on page 14
.
–
Telnet or ssh connection to the group IP address.
2.
At the login prompt, enter the
grpadmin
account name and the password that you specified when creating the
group.
3.
At the Group Manager command prompt, enter the following command to specify RAID 6, or RAID6-
accelerated (available XS array models only), RAID 10, or RAID 50 for the
policy
variable:
member select
member_name
raid-policy
policy
For example, the following command configures member1 with RAID 6:
member select member1 raid-policy raid6
Using the Group Manager GUI to Set the RAID Policy
For the latest information on browser support for the Group Manager GUI, see the PS Series
Release Notes
.
After you add a member to a PS Series group, you must set the RAID policy for the member and choose the
storage pool. The storage in the member is available after you set the RAID policy.
To use the GUI to set the RAID policy for a members, use the following procedure:
Procedure
1.
Click
Group
and then click the group name to open the Group Summary window.
2.
Expand
Members
and then double-click the member name. The GUI shows whether a member is configured
or not.
3.
Click
Yes
in the warning dialog box to open the Configure Member – General Settings dialog box.
4.
Select the pool and click
Next
. If prompted, confirm you want to assign the member to the pool.
5.
Select the RAID policy on the Configure Member – RAID Configuration dialog box.
6.
(Optional) Select
Wait until the member storage initialization completes
.
7.
Click
Next
.
8.
Click
Finish
in the Configure Member – Summary dialog box.
Note:
After initial RAID configuration, it takes a few minutes for Group Manager to display the total usable
capacity. Group Manager might show a smaller amount until the process is complete.
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