Extending Storage Using Windows Storage Utilities; Expanding A Lun (Smart Array Only) - HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Administration Manual

Figure 14 Expanding a LUN (Smart Array only)
NOTE:
The Expand Array task is listed only if there is an unassigned physical drive on the controller. The
unassigned drive must also have a capacity of no less than that of a drive in an existing array. If these
conditions are not fulfilled, install at least one suitable drive on the controller, and then click Refresh.
Adding storage scenarios (Smart Array storage arrays only):
• Add an unassigned physical disk to the array.
• Add a new disk to the appropriate storage device.
For more information, use the ACU online Help, or the procedures to "Expand Array" in the Array
Configuration Utility User Guide.
Expand logical drive
This option in the ACU increases the storage capacity of a logical drive by adding unused space on an
array to the logical drive on the same array. The unused space is obtained either by expanding an array
or by deleting another logical drive on the same array.
Adding storage scenarios (Smart Array storage arrays only):
• Extend an existing storage LUN where space is available in the array.
• Extend an existing storage LUN where space is not available in the array (Smart Array only).
For more information, use the ACU online Help, or the procedures to "Extend logical drive" in the
Array Configuration Utility User Guide.

Extending storage using Windows Storage Utilities

Volume extension grows the storage space of a logical drive. During this process, the administrator adds
new storage space to an existing logical drive on the same array, usually after the array has been
expanded. An administrator may have gained this new storage space by either expansion or by deleting
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