A-5
Configuring the RAID Controller (FS4500 only)
View and Edit Logical Drives Option
This option displays the Volume Information list, if a valid volume
is selected. If no valid volume is selected then the menu prompts
you to create one.
Submenu options:
■
View drives
—Shows the drives that are associated with the
logical volume that was selected.
■
Delete logical drive
—Deletes the selected logical drive.
■
Partition logical drive
—Permits the logical drive to be
partitioned into smaller volumes, which will appear as LUNs to
the system.
■
Logical drive name
—Assigns a name to the logical volume.
■
Logical drive assignments
—Lets logical drives be assigned to
the alternate (for instance, from Primary to Secondary.)
■
Expand logical drive—
If free capacity is available, the drive can
be expanded.
■
Add drives
—If physical drives are available they can be added
to increase the overall capacity of the logical drive.
■
Regenerate parity
—Includes Execute Regenerate Logical Drive
parity, Overwrite Inconsistency Parity (Enabled), and Generate
Check Parity Event (Enabled) options.
■
Copy and replace drive
—Presents a list of physical drives
associated with the logical drives and allows the user to select a
drive for copying.
■
Media scan
—Includes Media Scan Priority (Normal) and
Iteration Count (Single Time) options.
■
Write policy
—This option permits the caching to policy to be
set as Write-Back, Write Through or Default for the selected
logical drive.
View and Edit Logical Volumes Option
A
logical volume
is a grouping of logical drives.
This option displays the Volume Information list, if a valid volume is
selected. If no valid volume is selected, it prompts you to create one.