User guide

6-18 Compaq Smart Array 431 Controller User Guide
Extending Array Capacity — Procedure
To extend the capacity of a logical drive:
1. Click the logical drive that you want to extend.
2. Click Drive menu.
3. Select Extend Logical Drive.
4. Choose a larger size for the logical drive.
5. Click Done.
6. Save the logical drive by clicking the Controller menu and selecting
Save Configuration option.
The logical drive will be restructured so that its data will be preserved.
Refer to the status gauge at the lower right of the screen to monitor the
progress.
7. Make the extended space of the logical drive available for use by your
operating system by one of the following methods:
❏ Create a new partition in the extended space of the logical drive by
using the operating system partitioning software.
Or
❏ Increase the size of existing partition(s) in the extended logical
drive by using the operating system partitioning software or using
third party partitioning tools.
Extending Array Capacity — Example
To extend the capacity of a logical drive:
1. Click the logical drive that you want to extend.
2. Click Drive menu.
3. Select Extend Logical Drive.
The Extend Logical Drive screen displays (Figure 6-13) the current
capacity and RAID overhead of the selected logical drive.