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Deleting Arrays, Modifying Arrays

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Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition Deleting Arrays To delete an array: 1 Click the Delete button on the Logical Devices view. 2 In the Logical Devices view select the array(s) you wish to delete. 3 Click Finish. Deleting an array destroys all the data on the array. To help prevent you from deleting the wrong array, a dialog will pop up listing the array(s) that you selected in step 2. 4 Check that you selected the correct array(s) before clicking Yes. Modifying Arrays Modify allows you to make the following changes to existing arrays: ■ Migrate an array from one RAID level to another ■ Expand the capacity of an array ■ Change the stripe size Some operating systems, for example Windows 2000 and Windows XP, support Online Capacity Expansion (OCE). That is, on completion of an array expansion, the additional capacity can be used without rebooting the system. Refer to your operating system documentation for instructions on using the additional capacity. Supported RAID level migrations are given in Table 3-1. Table 3-1 Supported RAID Level Migrations Current Array Type RAID-0 RAID-1 RAID-5 RAID-10 RAID-50 New Array Type RAID-5 or 10 RAID-0 or 5 or 10 RAID-0 or 10 RAID-0 or 5 RAID-0 or 5 or 10 3-17

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Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition
Deleting Arrays
To delete an array:
1
Click the
Delete
button on the
Logical
Devices
view.
2
In the
Logical
Devices
view select the array(s) you wish to
delete.
3
Click
Finish
.
Deleting an array destroys all the data on the array. To help
prevent you from deleting the wrong array, a dialog will pop
up listing the array(s) that you selected in step 2.
4
Check that you selected the correct array(s) before clicking
Yes
.
Modifying Arrays
Modify
allows you to make the following changes to existing
arrays:
■
Migrate an array from one RAID level to another
■
Expand the capacity of an array
■
Change the stripe size
Some operating systems, for example Windows 2000 and Windows
XP, support Online Capacity Expansion (OCE). That is, on
completion of an array expansion, the additional capacity can be
used without rebooting the system. Refer to your operating system
documentation for instructions on using the additional capacity.
Supported RAID level migrations are given in
Table 3-1
.
Table 3-1
Supported RAID Level Migrations
Current Array Type
New Array Type
RAID-0
RAID-5 or 10
RAID-1
RAID-0 or 5 or 10
RAID-5
RAID-0 or 10
RAID-10
RAID-0 or 5
RAID-50
RAID-0 or 5 or 10