Adding Drives (Array Expansion)

To add new drive(s) to a configured array:

Step 1: Select a configured array (described in Managing Configured Array).

Step 2: From the Functions sub-window, click Add Disk tab.



Step 3: Select a new drive from the Front View window. The selected drives will be listed on the right.

Step 4: Click Add Disk or Add Spare Disk to proceed. Note that spare drives added here through this sub-window are dedicated spares.

Step 5: Click the Expand tab.


Step 6: Change the Expand Size if you do not want to use up all the free capacity this time. Select an Initialization Mode. Online means the subsystem should find an appropriate time to restripe data and complete the initialization.

Step 7: Click Expand to complete the process.


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