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If you want to add additional drives to the Array Drive, select them from the box on the left
side of the window. It is possible to add more than one drive at the same time.
If no Physical Drives are offered, you have to use the Hot Plug: Add Disk function first, to
add new drives. You can open the progress information window to monitor the progress of
the expansion. If you have previously limited the capacity of the Array Drive, you are asked,
if you want to convert this free space to a new Host Drive.
IMPORTANT: Before starting an expansion it is absolutely necessary to verify that you have
a valid backup of the complete data on the system. The expansion process includes a new,
unknown hard disk. If there are problems with this disk or with the cabling of this disk there
is always the risk of data loss. Some expansions will take quite a long time, so it is advis-
able that there is not too much traffic (i.e., user load) on the system, otherwise an expan-
sion of a large Array Drive can easily take days.
K.5.11 Add a Hot Fix Drive
Click the right mouse button on the Array Drive icon.
Use this option to add a Hot Fix Drive to an Array Drive (RAID 1/4/5/10). You can choose if
you want to add a Private Hot Fix Drive or a Pool Hot Fix Drive. Private Hot Fix Drives are
assigned to a specific Array Drive and are activated if a member of this Array Drive fails.
Pool Hot Fix Drives can be used by any Array Drive with enabled Pool Hot Fix Access. RAID
1 Array Drives allow only Pool Hot Fix Drives. After choosing the type of Hot Fix Drive you
can select a Physical Drive from the box which shows all suitable drives.