Table of Contents
Advertisement
You can include a disk drive's available space in a new logical drive (see
Available Segments
on page 53), or add it to an existing logical drive (see
Logical Drive
on page 59).
Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Segments
Free segments on a disk drive can be used to create a new logical drive. (Each segment can be used in
only one logical drive at a time.)
To create a logical drive using free segments on disk drives, follow the instructions in
on page 40. When the wizard displays the RAID Members panel, select the disk drives and/or free disk
drive segments you want to use in the logical drive, then complete the wizard.
Creating a Hybrid RAID Logical Drive
You can combine hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs) in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 logical drive to create
a hybrid RAID drive. Hybrid RAID leverages the performance benefits of the SSDs in your system by
sending read operations to the SSD first; typically, the fastest I/O path.
For a hybrid RAID 1, you must select exactly one HDD and one SSD. For a hybrid RAID 10 you must select
an equal number of SSDs and HDDs.
You can use any SSD (or available segment) when creating or modifying a hybrid RAID drive.
To create a hybrid RAID drive:
1. In the Enterprise View, select a system, then select a controller on that system.
Note the number and location of SSDs in your system; for instance, SSD 1 in Slot 1 on Enclosure 1,
SSD 2 in Slot 3 on Enclosure 1, and so on. This information will be helpful as you create the hybrid
RAID drive in the wizard.
2. On the ribbon, in the Logical Disk group, click Create Logical Drive.
3. When the wizard opens, select Custom Configuration, then click Next.
4. In the RAID Level panel, select RAID 1 or RAID 10, then click Next.
5. Select the hard drives and SSDs that you want to use in the hybrid RAID drive.
Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Document No.: CDP-00278-01-A Rev. A, Issue:
maxView Storage Manager User's Guide
Creating a Logical Drive Using
Increasing the Capacity of a
Custom Configuration
53
Hide quick links:
Advertisement
Table of Contents
