Acer AcerAltos 3102RS, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Functional Descriptions
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RAID Expansion - Mode 2
(1/3)
2 GB
RAID 5 (4GB)
2 GB 2 GB
The original logical drive
1
4 GB
Copy and Replace
one of the member drives
New
Drive
2 GB
RAID 5 (4GB)
2 GB 2 GB
In use
Unused
Copy and Replace each of the member drives. Even
if one member drives fails during the Copy and
Replace, the logical drive will still be available for
access.
The figure above illustrates expansion of the same 4-Gigabyte RAID 5
logical drive using Mode 2 Expansion. Drives are copied and replaced,
one by one, onto three higher-capacity drives.
RAID Expansion - Mode 2
(2/3)
2
Copy and Replace the other member drives one by one
until all the member drives have been replaced
4 GB
New
Drive
2 GB
RAID 5 (4GB)
2 GB 4 GB
In use
Unused
Copy and Replace each member drive. After all the
member drives have been replaced, execute the
“RAID Expansion” to use the additional capacity.