Using The Cli To Set The Raid Policy; Using The Group Manager Gui To Set The Raid Policy - Dell EqualLogic PS4100 Installation And Setup Manual

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If you used the utility to create or expand a group, or added the array to an existing group with the Remote
setup
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
– Telnet or ssh connection to the group IP address.
2. At the login prompt, enter the
group.
3. At the Group Manager command prompt, enter the following command, to specify RAID6, , RAID10, or
RAID50 for the
policy
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 and then click the group name to open the Group Summary window.
Group
2. Expand and then double-click the member name. The GUI shows whether a member is configured
Members
or not.
3. Click in the warning dialog to open The Configure Member – General Settings dialog.
Yes
4. Select the pool and click
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 in the Configure Member – Summary dialog.
Finish
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.
Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array on page
account name and the password that you specified when creating the
grpadmin
variable:
. If prompted, confirm you want to assign the member to the pool.
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