Dell PowerVault MD3200i Owner's Manual page 134

1 Do you want to change the RAID controller module ownership of a virtual
disk or a disk group?
• Change the RAID controller module ownership of a virtual disk – Go
to step 2.
• Change the RAID controller module ownership of a disk group – Go
to step 3.
2 To change the RAID controller module ownership of a virtual disk,
perform these steps:
Select the Logical tab.
a
Select the virtual disk.
b
Select Virtual Disk Change Ownership/Preferred Path.
c
Alternatively, you can right-click the virtual disk and select Change
Ownership/Preferred Path from the pop-up menu.
Select the RAID controller module.
d
CAUTION:
shut down any host applications that are currently using the virtual disk. This
action prevents application errors when the I/O path changes.
Click Yes.
e
The ownership of the virtual disk is changed. I/O to the virtual disk is now
directed through this I/O path. You are finished with this procedure.
NOTE:
driver reconfigures and recognizes the new path. This action usually takes less
than five minutes.
3 To change the RAID controller module ownership of a disk group, perform
these steps:
Select the Logical tab.
a
Select the disk group.
b
Select Disk Group Change Ownership/Preferred Path.
c
Alternatively, you can right-click the disk group and select Change
Ownership/Preferred Path from the pop-up menu.
Select the RAID controller module.
d
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Configuration: Disk Groups and Virtual Disks
Possible loss of data access – If you do not use a multi-path driver,
The virtual disk might not use the new I/O path until the multi-path