Logical Drive Management; Accessing The "Create Logical Drive" Window - Acer Altos RAIDWatch Manual

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2 In Physical View, double-click on the channel corresponding to the SCSI ID of the drive to be
scanned.
3 Alternatively the drive should be automatically detected on insertion.
4 Altos RAIDWatch Manager will add a drive icon to the relevant channel if the scanning process is
successful. The new drive can now be added to an existing logical drive or used to create a new
logical drive.

8.2 Logical Drive Management

This section describes how to:
• Access the Logical Drive (LD) Management Window
• Create LDs
• Expand LDs
• Delete LDs
Note When you delete a logical drive, all physical drives assigned to the logical drive will be released,
making them available for creation or expansion of logical drives.

8.2.1 Accessing the "Create Logical Drive" Window

LDs are managed in the Logical View contents panel. The Logical View is accessed from the RAID
View Navigation Panel.
1 To manage LDs; i.e. to create, expand and delete LDs; display the LDs window by clicking on the
Logical View command button in the RAID View introduction or the Logical View icon in the RAID
View navigation panel.
2 The items shown in Figure 8–1 should appear in the RAID View navigation panel.
Figure 8–1
3 For LD management, select the "Logical Drive" icon shown in Figure 8–1. The screen shown in
Figure 8–2 should appear in the contents panel.
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Logical View Navigation Panel