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Storage Console 113
Change Drive Name
The Change Drive Name command allows you to change the name of an array drive. The name
serves to identify an array drive in StorCon or . This can be helpful for configurations
where several host drives of various types are operated by a single controller.
Expand Array Drive
The Expand Array Drive option which is also available with , contains three major
functions.
Function Description
Conversion Conversion of a free space on the logical drives into a
separate host drive.
Migration Migration of the RAID level of an array drive.
RAID 0 to RAID 4 and vice versa
RAID 0 to RAID 5 and vice versa
Expansion Expansion of the capacity of an array drive.
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NOTE
If the entire hard disk capacity is not used when configuring a RAID 1 host drive, you cannot use
the remaining capacity to expand the array drive in the future.
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NOTE
If StorCon is closed, migration of the RAID level may not complete.
Figure 56. Expand Array Dialog
To migrate or expand a RAID 4/5 array drive, the state must be ready. The data on the array drive
remains intact and is not affected by the expansion. The additional capacity is introduced as a new
host drive. If a logical drive fails during the expansion, the expansion process continues until the
expansion is finished and the array drive changes into the fail state.