Informing The Operating System Of Changed Configuration - 3Ware 9650SE-2LPML User Manual

Informing the Operating System of Changed
Configuration
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3 Click the
Migrate Unit
The Migrate dialog box appears, listing the drives which can be added to
the unit.
4 Select the drives(s) you wish to add to the unit by checking the Port ID
box next to each one.
5 If desired or necessary, select the appropriate RAID level.
6 Click OK .
The Maintenance page updates to show the newly reconfigured unit. The
Status column title indicates that Migration is in progress.
7 If you booted from the unit that is being migrated, when migration is
complete, reboot your system. Then turn to Step 4 under "Informing the
Operating System of Changed Configuration" on page 119.
8 After the migration is complete, inform the operating system of the
change, as described below.
You can check the status of the migration on the Maintenance page.
After you change the configuration of a unit, you must inform the operating
system of the change, and you may need to re-partition the unit.
In addition, in order to use the new capacity, you need to either resize the
existing partition or add a new partition.
To inform the operating system that a unit has been changed
1 If the unit you reconfigured is the boot unit, restart the system and skip to
Step 3.
If the unit you reconfigured is secondary storage, unmount the file system
from the unit.
Under Windows, go to
Management , and select
letter for the unit.
Under Linux and FreeBSD, from a command prompt, type
<enter>,
sync sync
You can then unmount the unit with this command: umount
location>
Changing An Existing Configuration by Migrating
button.
Start > Administrative Tools > Computer
Disk Management.
<enter>.
Remove the logical drive
<enter>,
sync
<mount
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