Managing Disk Arrays; Viewing Disk Arrays; Creating A Disk Array - Promise Technology 1000f series Product Manual

Managing Disk Arrays

Disk Array Management includes the following functions:
• Viewing Disk Arrays (page 153)
• Creating a Disk Array (page 153)
• Deleting a Disk Array (page 158)
• Viewing Disk Array Information (page 159)
• Making Disk Array Settings (page 160)
• Creating a Logical Drive (page 160)
• Deleting a Logical Drive (page 162)
• Migrating a Disk Array (page 162)
• Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 163)
• Running PDM on a Disk Array (page 165)
• Transitioning a Disk Array (page 165)
• Preparing a Disk Array for Transport (page 166)

Viewing Disk Arrays

To view the disk arrays in this enclosure plus any expanded or cascaded
enclosures:
1. Click the Subsystem
2. Click the Disk Arrays
A list of disk arrays appears in Management View.
Click the DA link to view a specific disk array. See "Viewing Disk Array
Information" on page 159.

Creating a Disk Array

The CLU provides three methods of creating a disk array:
• Automatic – Creates a new disk array following a default set of parameters.
Makes one logical drive automatically. Also makes a hot spare drive for all
RAID levels except RAID 0, if at least five unconfigured physical drives are
available. If you have multiple enclosures, multiple disk array and logical
drive sets are created. See "Creating a Disk Array – Automatic" on
page 154.
• Express – You choose the parameters for a new disk array by specifying the
characteristics you want. You can create multiple logical drives at the same
time, however they will all be identical. You can choose to make a hot spare
drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0, if at least five unconfigured physical
drives are available. See "Creating a Disk Array – Express" on page 154.
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