Configuring Units; Chapter 8. Configuring Units; Configuring A New Unit - 3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual

Configuring Units

Configuring a New Unit

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This section includes information and procedures on configuring units
attached to your 3ware RAID controller. It is organized into the following
topics:
• Configuring a New Unit
• Creating a Hot Spare
• Naming a Unit
• Setting Unit Policies
• Changing An Existing Configuration by Migrating
(RAID Level Migration or Online Capacity Expansion)
• Deleting a Unit
• Removing a Unit
• Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
• Adding a Drive
• Removing a Drive
• Rescanning the Controller
When you configure a new unit, you specify some details related to the type
of RAID configuration that you want, and others that enable or disable
features.
This section first provides an overview of the different settings you can
specify during configuration and then provides step-by-step instructions for
creating a unit through both 3DM and 3BM.
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