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Adding a Disk Drive to an Array, New RAID Device, RAID Level, Storage Status, RAID Arrays

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Configuring your Storage Adding a Disk Drive to an Array 4 STEP 2 The available disks appear in the New RAID Device table. Select each disk that you want to include in the array. STEP 3 From the RAID Level drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the RAID array you want to create. STEP 4 Click Add. STEP 5 The RAID creation can take some time to complete (depending on the size of the disks and the selected RAID level). You can monitor the progress of the RAID build from the Storage Status page. When the build is finished, the array appears in the RAID Arrays table. The disks used in the array are no longer available for creating additional arrays. Adding a Disk Drive to an Array You can add additional disks to an existing RAID1 or RAID5. As long as the array is clean, these disks then become spares. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 45

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Configuring your Storage
Adding a Disk Drive to an Array
Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide
45
4
STEP 2
The available disks appear in the
New RAID Device
table. Select each disk that
you want to include in the array.
STEP 3
From the
RAID Level
drop-down menu, click the RAID level of the RAID array you
want to create.
STEP 4
Click
Add
.
STEP 5
The RAID creation can take some time to complete (depending on the size of the
disks and the selected RAID level). You can monitor the progress of the RAID build
from the
Storage Status
page. When the build is finished, the array appears in the
RAID Arrays
table. The disks used in the array are no longer available for creating
additional arrays.
Adding a Disk Drive to an Array
You can add additional disks to an existing RAID1 or RAID5. As long as the array is
clean, these disks then become spares.