Creating A Disk Array; Managing Disk Arrays - Promise Technology VTRAK E610f Product Manual

Managing Disk Arrays

Disk Array Management includes the following functions:
• Creating a Disk Array (page 165)
• Deleting a Disk Array (page 169)
• Viewing Disk Array Information (page 170)
• Setting an Alias for a Disk Array (page 170)
• Enabling Media Patrol on a Disk Array (page 171)
• Enabling PDM on a Disk Array (page 171)
• Preparing the Disk Array for Transport (page 171)
• Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 172)
• Migrating a Disk Array (page 172)
• Running PDM (page 173)
• Running Transition on a Disk Array (page 173)
• Locating a Disk Array (page 174)
• Locating a Disk Array (page 174)
• Creating a Logical Drive (page 174)
• Deleting a Logical Drive (page 175)

Creating a Disk Array

The CLU provides three methods of creating a disk array:
• Automatic – Creates a default disk array and logical drive based on
unconfigured physical drives in the system. No user choices. See "Creating
a Disk Array – Automatic" on page 166.
• Express – You select the RAID characteristics and type of application.
Creates a disk array and logical drive(s) based on your input. See "Creating
a Disk Array – Express" on page 167.
• Advanced – You specify all parameters for a new disk array. One logical
drive will be made automatically when you create the disk array. If you select
less than the total available capacity, you can use the remaining space to
create additional logical drives at a later time. See "Creating a Disk Array –
Advanced" on page 168.
Chapter 5: Management with the CLU
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