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Note:
You cannot reduce the capacity of an existing array;
you can only expand it. To reduce capacity, you must create
a new array and copy the data from the old array using your
operating system's copy function. You can then delete the
old array. See Deleting an Array on page 3-7.
You can only add drives to a stripe set (RAID 0) or RAID 5 set on
systems running Windows NT/2000 using the NTFS file system.
Any added drives must have sufficient free space for Storage
Manager Pro to create a properly sized partition for the array. Drives
that do not have any free space are not displayed in the Available
Drives list in the Reconfigure Array dialog box.
After you expand the size of the array, you must also use Disk
Administrator to make the additional space available to users.
To add drives:
1
In the System Browser window, select the array whose drives
you want to change.
2
Click Reconfigure.
The Reconfigure Array dialog box appears. The Selected
Drives list shows the current drives for the array.
3
Select the drives you want to add:
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To add drives, select one or more in the Available Drives
list and click Add Drive. The drives you selected move to
the Selected Drives list and display a yellow asterisk
showing that they are new drives for this array. See
Understanding the Selected Drive Icons on page 2-8.
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To add all available drives, click Add All Drives.
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To select more than one drive, hold the Ctrl key and click
each drive.
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See the Array Information section of the dialog box for
information about how much space will be used on each
drive.
Managing Arrays
3-3
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