Network Card User Manual

Chapter 6. Using the RAID Array Configurator

This chapter describes how to use the system management interface tool (SMIT) to

manage your SSA RAID arrays. The SMIT provides a set of menus from which you can

select the various functions of the ssaraid command. The ssaraid command allows

you to create, delete, and manage your RAID arrays.

If you prefer to use the ssaraid command through the command line interface instead

of through the menus, see Chapter 12, “Using the SSA Command Line Interface for

RAID Configurations”. If you want to use the SMIT menus, remain in this chapter . Help

information is available from each SMIT menu.

This chapter has three main parts:

v “Installing and Configuring SSA RAID Arrays” on page 58

v “Dealing with RAID Array Problems” on page 89

v “Using Other Configuration Functions” on page 97

Note: If you select a List function from a SMIT menu, and no resource of the required

type exists, the following error pop-up window might be displayed:

Change Member Disks in an SSA RAID Array

Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.

Remove a Disk from an SSA RAID Array

Add a Disk to an SSA RAID Array

Swap Members of an SSA RAID Array

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| ERROR MESSAGE |

| |

| Press Enter or Cancel to return to the application. |

| |

| 1800-051 There are no items of this type. |

| |

| F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel |

| F8=Image F10=Exit Enter=Do |

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For example, if you select Add a Disk to an SSA RAID Array, and no exposed

or degraded arrays exist, the error pop-up window is displayed.