Chapter 8. Configuring Units
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Click the
Migrate Unit
button.
The Migrate dialog box appears, listing the drives which can be added to
the unit.
4
Select the drives(s) you wish to add to the unit by checking the Port ID
box next to each one.
5
If desired or necessary, select the appropriate RAID level.
6
Click
OK
.
The Maintenance page updates to show the newly reconfigured unit. The
Status column title indicates that Migration is in progress.
7
If you booted from the unit that is being migrated, when migration is
complete, reboot your system. Then turn to Step 4 under “Informing the
Operating System of Changed Configuration” on page 124.
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Inform the operating system of the change, as described below.
Informing the Operating System of Changed
Configuration
After you change the configuration of a unit, you must inform the operating
system of the change, and you may need to re-partition the unit.
Resizing the file system to match the new partition size is not automatic. It
may be necessary to expand the file-system using tools specific to your
operating system.
In addition, in order to use the new capacity, you need to either resize the
existing partition or add a new partition.
To inform the operating system that a unit has been changed
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If the unit you reconfigured is the boot unit, restart the system and skip to
Step 3.
If the unit you reconfigured is secondary storage, unmount the file system
from the unit.
Under Windows, go to
Start > Administrative Tools > Computer
Management
, and select
Disk Management.
Remove the logical drive
letter for the unit.
Note:
This step can only be done after the system has completed the migration or
online capacity process. The operating system will not see the capacity until that
process is complete.
