Expand The Raid Capacity - Accusys ACS-8910 User Manual

4.2 Expand the RAID capacity

The ACS-8910 provides the " Capacity expansion" function, which allows to expand current RAID
capacity by adding a new disk into your RAID subsystem.
NOTE: ACS-8910 allows one disk fail when you execute this expansion function.
1. Adding a new disk to your RAID subsystem.
NOTE: Be sure the capacity of new added disk has the same or larger capacity than
the existing on-line disk capacity.
2. Turn on the ACS-8910 from power supply switch.
3. Press the [ENT] button to display the "Main Menu" menu.
4. Repeatedly press the [▼] button until the "06 RAID Func"
menu is displayed, then press the [ENT] button.
5. Repeatedly press the [▼] button until the "69 Expand Array"
menu is displayed, then press the [ENT] button.
6. Select the listed "3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, " to expand
disk number for RAID capacity, then press the [ENT] button.
7. Select "Yes" to execute the disk expansion.
8. Press the [ESC] button to return to the "Main Menu" menu.
9. Repeatedly press the [▼] button until the "01 RAID Params"
menu is displayed, then press the [ENT] button.
10. Repeatedly press the [▼] button until the "14 Slice" menu is
displayed, then press the [ENT] button.
11. Repeatedly press the [▼] button until the "142 Slice 1"
menu is displayed, then press [ENT] button.
NOTE: The expanded capacity will be allocated to the new slice. For example, if the Slice0,
Slice1, and Slice2 are already existed before expanding the capacity, then the new added
capacity can be found in Slice3.
12. The LCD will display the new capacity.
Now, you have expanded the RAID capacity, and the next step is to divide the slice capacity. (Refer to
Section 4.1.3)
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