Adding Capacity Under Windows Nt 3.5X, 4.X And Windows 2000 - LSI SCSI 320-0 Configuration

Adding Capacity under Windows NT 3.5x, 4.x and Windows 2000

Adding capacity under NT 3.51 and 4.x You can add capacity or a HDD to an existing array
only under the following conditions:
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the Virtual Sizing option is enabled in the "Boot Up Configuration Utility"
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the FlexRAID Power Fail Option needs to be enabled
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only one logical drive can be configured per array (not per controller)
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drives can be added to RAID levels 0, 3, or 5 only
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new drive(s) have been added to the SCSI bus or subsystem
Adding capacity under Windows 2000 You can add capacity or a HDD to an existing array only
under the following conditions:
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the FlexRAID Power Fail Option needs to be enabled
•
only one logical drive can be configured per array (not per controller)
•
drives can be added to RAID levels 0, 3, or 5 only
•
new drive(s) have been added to the SCSI bus or subsystem
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disk cannot be dynamic; this feature supports Basic Disk only
Adding Hard Disk Drives under Power Console
Step
1 On the main menu screen, verify that the drive(s) that were added display on
the appropriate channel.
2 On the Logical Drive tool bar above the channel display, right click on the
Logical Drive icon.
3 From the pull down menu select Advanced Menu, then Add Drive.
4 The Enhanced Logical Drive window appears.
5 Click on the drive(s) you want to add to the existing array.
Note: There is a limit of eight physical drives in an array. Stripe size
cannot be changed, even though it displays on this screen.
6 Select RAID Level from the top part of the screen to change RAID levels.
7 Click on the Apply button and the array will go into a rebuild state.
8 After the rebuild is complete, the additional space must be added to the NT
Disk Administrator.
Action
Chapter 9 Virtual Sizing and Online Capacity Expansion
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