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6.
First, check the box before the top entry (
A
)
–
this is the current array.
7.
Next, check the box for each additional drive you want to add to the array (
B
)
8.
Click “
Create
”. The WebGUI will announce that your new configuration was created
successfully. Click
OK
to continue.
9.
The Status will change to “
Migrating
” and will display a progress bar:
10.
Once complete, your operating system will recognize the additional capacity as
unpartitioned space
–
you are free to partition/format this space as a separate volume,
or expand the current partition to include this space.
ORLM
–
Online RAID Level Migration
ORLM allows you to change one RAID level to another RAID level while preserving your
existing data; for example, converting a RAID 5 array to a RAID 6 array.
To Migrate a RAID Array to another RAID Level:
1.
Start the WebGUI and click the
Logical
tab
2.
Locate the array you want to expand, and click the
Maintenance
option displayed to the
far-right of the interface:
3.
Under the “JBOD/Volume” drop
-down menu, make sure you specify the new
RAID level
you want to create
. In this example, the target array is a RAID 5 configuration. They
will add 4 additional drives and change the array to RAID 6: