Configuring an Array
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Figure 7-10: Create Drive Array screen
The three buttons in the middle of this screen are:
•
Assign Drive To Array
•
Remove Drive From Array
•
Assign Spare To Array
Modify Drive Array Screen
To display this screen, click
Modify
in the
Array
box on the
ACU Main
Configuration
screen. This screen resembles the
Create Drive Array
screen
(Figure 7-10), and allows you to change the configuration of your array.
Expand Array Screen
To display this screen, click
Expand
in the
Array
box on the
ACU Main
Configuration
screen.
The
Expand Array
screen resembles the
Create Drive Array
screen (Figure 7-10).
It allows you to add more hard drives to an array that has already been configured.
The extra capacity can be used to build another logical drive on the array, or to
extend a logical drive that already exists on the array.
