Configuring G-SPEED Studio XL
G SPEED
STUDIO
XL
with Thunderbolt™
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Migrating a Logical Drive
Migration means one or both of the following:
• Changing the RAID level of a logical drive
• Expanding the storage capacity of a logical drive
Before you begin a migration, examine your current disk array to determine whether:
• The physical drives in your array can support the target RAID level
• There is sufficient capacity to accommodate the target logical drive size
If you need to add physical drives to your array, be sure there are unassigned physical drives installed
in your RAID system before you begin migration. See
RAID Levels
and
RAID Level Migration
.
To migrate a logical drive:
1. Click on the
Background Activities
icon. The list of background activities will appear.
2. Mouse-over Migrate, then click the
Start
button.
3. In the
Select Disk Array
drop-down menu, choose the source disk array.
4. In the
Select Physical Drives
diagram, click the drives you wish to add to your array. The ID
numbers of the chosen drives will appear in the field below the diagram.
5. Click the
Next
button.
6. Check the box next to the logical drive you want to modify.
7. From the drop-down menu, choose a
target RAID level
. The choice of RAID levels will depend in
part on the number of physical drives in the disk array. See the note below.
8. In the
Capacity
field, either accept the current capacity or check the
Expand Capacity
box and
enter a greater capacity in MB, GB or TB. If any capacity remains, you can create an additional
logical drive.
9. Click the
Next
button. The logical drive ID numbers, with their original and target RAID levels
and capacities, are shown.
10. To accept the proposed target values, click the
Confirm
button.