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DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
C r e a t i n g a n d M a n a g i n g A r r a y s & P a r t i t i o n s
D.2 Managing Arrays
The Disk Array Administrator software lets you manage your arrays in
a variety of ways. You can:
• View array and drive status (see page 218 )
• Stop the initialization process (see page 222 )
• Add a partition (see page 222 )
• Verify an array (see page 225 )
• Reconstruct an array (see page 227 )
• Expand array capacity (see page 243 )
• Change the array name (see page 231 )
• Change array ownership (see page 231 )
• Trust an array (see page 232 )
• Delete an array (see page 234 )
D.2.1 Viewing Array and Drive Status Information
Array and drive status information is available in two ways:
• View array status (see page 218 )
• View drive status (see page 220 )
D.2.1.1 Viewing Array Status
You can view the status of an array, including the following
information:
• State: Online, Offline, Critical, or Fault-tolerant.
• Serial number: Unique number the EF2800 assigns to each array.
• Name: Name you give to the array.
• RAID level: Array type (0, 3, 4, 5, 50, Volume, or Mirrored). The term
“mirrored” is used for both RAID 1 and RAID 10 arrays.
• Number of drives: Number of drives in the array when fault-
tolerant. For example, if a three-drive RAID 5 array loses one drive,
the number will still display 3.
• Number of drives per subarray: For RAID 50 only; number of drives
in each underlying RAID 5 array.