Online Capacity Expansion - Compaq 219700-001 - ProLiant - 1500 Reference Manual

It is not necessary for all logical drives in an array to be the same size or even
have the same fault-tolerant configuration. Each logical drive is treated as a
separate entity no matter how many physical drives it crosses. Each may be
configured as best suits your needs.
It is important to remember that all physical drives in an array should be the
same size (capacity). This is because each drive contains an equal portion of
one or more logical drives and the portion sizes can only total the size of the
smallest drive. While you are not prevented from expanding storage capacity
with larger drives, the extra space cannot be used.
During expansion of an array that initially has two or more logical drives, the
redistribution of data takes place one logical drive at a time. When the capacity
expansion has completed, any newly created logical drive will become
available. Under NT and NetWare, the new logical drive can then be appended
to your existing logical volume.

Online Capacity Expansion

In certain cases, the SMART-2DH Controller and Array Configuration Utility
also support making storage capacity changes online, without downing the
server or storage system. These cases are:
Windows NT or NetWare operating system (NetWare 3.11 not supported)
and
Hot-Pluggable drives
Because the Array Configuration Utility reconfigures the SMART-2DH
Controller, online reconfiguration can only take place if Array Configuration
Utility is running in the same environment as the normal server applications. The
Array Configuration Utility is available in Windows NT or NetWare
versions.(NetWare 3.11 is not supported.)
Hot-pluggable drives are required for online storage changes because
non-hot-pluggable drives require that the server be powered down to add
or remove the drive. All ProLiant Servers and Storage Systems support
hot-pluggable drives.
Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002
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