5.3.3 Expand RAID Set
This function allows the user to directly expand the capacity of a RAID set currently in use without having to
delete the current RAID set before rebuilding.
Note :
(1) The newly added capacity must have a volume set up before it can be used. This can be per-
formed through “Volume Set Functions”.
(2) Once a capacity expansion is in progress the process can’t be paused.
(3) During a capacity expansion, if one of the HDD is damaged and there is a Hot Spare defined,
once the capacity expansion is complete the system will automatically rebuild the data.
(4) If the original storage already contains data, please backup the data to another machine’s stor-
age space before proceeding with the expansion to avoid losing your data.
5.3.4 Offline RAID Set
This feature has been built through the established removable disk arrays, facilitate you to conduct followup
into a new set of disk arrays.
5.3.5 Activate RAID Set
If a HDD was removed when the system has been turned off, the RAID set status will be set to “Incomplete
State”. If the user wishes to continue using the system, after the system boots up they must first activate the
incomplete RAID set.
5.3.6 Create Hot-Spare
This function can be used to set an idle HDD as the Hot Spare disk. When another hard disk in the RAID set
is damaged, the Hot Spare can be used to automatically rebuild the lost data.
5.3.7 Delete Hot-Spare
Selecting this function deletes a previously set up Hot-Spare disk.
5.3.8 Rescue RAID Set
The “RESCUE” function can recover the missing RAID set information.
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