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Installation 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 13. - 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 RAID6, , RAID10, or RAID50 for the policy variable: member select member_name raid-policy policy For example, the following command configures member1 with RAID6: 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 member: 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 to open The Configure Member - General Settings dialog. 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. 6. [Optional] Select Wait until the member storage initialization completes. 7. Click Next. 8. Click Finish in the Configure Member - Summary dialog. Note: After initial RAID configuration, it takes a few minutes for the Group Manager to display the total usable capacity. The Group Manager might show a smaller amount until the process is complete. 19

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Installation
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
13
.
–
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
RAID6,
,
RAID10,
or
RAID50
for
the
policy
variable:
member
select
member_name
raid-policy
policy
For
example,
the
following
command
configures
member1
with
RAID6:
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
member:
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
to
open
The
Configure
Member
–
General
Settings
dialog.
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.
6.
[Optional]
Select
Wait
until
the
member
storage
initialization
completes
.
7.
Click
Next
.
8.
Click
Finish
in
the
Configure
Member
–
Summary
dialog.
Note:
After
initial
RAID
configuration,
it
takes
a
few
minutes
for
the
Group
Manager
to
display
the
total
usable
capacity.
The
Group
Manager
might
show
a
smaller
amount
until
the
process
is
complete.
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