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5.4.2
RAID Management Tool
RAID management tool allows you to carry out capacity expansion, RAID migration, or
spare drive configuration with the original drive data reserved.
Expand capacity
This function enables drive capacity expansion by replacing the drives in a
configuration one by one. This option is supported for the following drive
configurations:
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RAID 1 expansion
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RAID 5 expansion
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RAID 6 expansion
Add hard drive
This function enables adding new drive member to a drive configuration. It is
supported for the following drive configurations:
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RAID 5 expansion
Migrate
This function enables a drive configuration to be migrated to a different RAID
configuration. It is supported for the following drive configurations:
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Migrate single drive to RAID 1, 5, or 6
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Migrate RAID 1 to RAID 5 or 6
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Migrate RAID 5 to RAID 6
Configure spare drive
This function enables adding or removing RAID 5 spare drive. The options available
are: