Instruction manual

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RAID group processes
CAUTIONCAUTION
Clicking on Commit during RAID
configuration causes all previous storage
data on the drive to be erased. Ensure all
data is backed up.
Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps on
page 21, then choose which process you wish to
enable.
Create a new RAID group
The FastStream SC 5300 uses all available drives
when you select Quick Digital Video, General
Digital Video, Audio, General IT or
Database applications. To have several types of
RAID configurations within your system, ensure
the drives for the alternative configurations are
offline.
1 Ensure the drives you are using for the new
RAID group are initialized following the
instructions in Initialize and verify drives
on
page 21.
2 Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps
on
page 21 and click on the Manage menu item on
the left side of the page and then the RAID
Groups arrow.
3 Click on the Create RAID Group button.
4 Click on Next.
5 Choose a particular application or Custom
Setup and follow the directions as found in
Configure RAID
on page 7.
Delete RAID groups
1 Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps on
page 21 and click on the Manage menu item on
the left side of the page and then the RAID
Groups arrow.
2 Click on Delete RAID Groups
3 Click on Next
4 Click on each RAID group you want to delete
5 Click the Delete button
6 When you have selected all the groups you
wish to delete, click Commit.
7 A warning box appears.
If you want to continue click Yes. The
configuration completes and the Health and
Status Monitor page appears.
If you wish to start over, click No.The Setup
Wizard page appears.
Add drives to an existing RAID group
Add unallocated storage to an existing RAID
group.
1 Ensure the drives you are using are initialized
following the instructions in Initialize and verify
drives on page 21
2 Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps
on
page 21 and click on the Manage menu item on
the left side of the page and then the RAID
Groups arrow.
3 Click on Add Drives to an Existing RAID
Group
4 Click on Next
5 Select the RAID group you wish to add the
drives to from the drop down menu.
6 Click on the drives you wish to add to your RAID
group
7 When you have completed your changes, click
on Commit
8 A warning box appears.
If you want to continue click Yes. The
configuration completes and the Health and
Status Monitor page appears.
If you wish to start over, click No.The Setup
Wizard page appears.
Change RAID configuration: migration
If you have unallocated drives, you can use them
to change the parity protection of an existing
RAID group. The following migration levels are
supported:
• JBOD to RAID Level 0
• JBOD to RAID Level 1