Install Guide

Installation and Setup Guide 4 Software Configuration

If you used the

setup utility to create or expand a group, or added the array to an existing group with the Remote

Setup Wizard, you must set the RAID policy for the group member.

Use either the Group Manager command line interface (CLI) or the graphical user interface (GUI) to set the

RAID policy.

Using the CLI to Set the RAID Policy

To use the Group Manager CLI to set the RAID policy for a new group member:

1. Log in to the group, if you are not already logged in. (After the setup utility completes, you will still be

logged in to the group.) Use one of the following methods to connect to the group:

– Serial connection to a member. See Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array on page 13.

– Telnet or ssh connection to the group IP address.

2. At the login prompt, enter the

grpadmin account name and the password that you specified when creating the

group.

3. At the Group Manager command prompt, enter the following command, to specify RAID6, , RAID10, or

RAID50 for the

policy variable:

member select member_name raid-policy policy

For example, the following command configures member1 with RAID6:

member select member1 raid-policy raid6

Using the Group Manager GUI to Set the RAID Policy

For the latest information on browser support for the Group Manager GUI, see the PS Series Release Notes.

After you add a member to a PS Series group, you must set the RAID policy for the member and choose the

storage pool. The storage in the member is available after you set the RAID policy.

To use the GUI to set the RAID policy for a member:

Procedure

1. Click Group and then click the group name to open the Group Summary window.

2. Expand

Members and then double-click the member name. The GUI shows whether a member is configured

or not.

3. Click

Yes in the warning dialog to open The Configure Member – General Settings dialog.

4. Select the pool and click

Next. If prompted, confirm you want to assign the member to the pool.

5. Select the RAID policy on the Configure Member – RAID Configuration dialog.

6. [Optional] Select

Wait until the member storage initialization completes.

7. Click

Next.

8. Click

Finish in the Configure Member – Summary dialog.

Note: After initial RAID configuration, it takes a few minutes for the Group Manager to display the total usable

capacity. The Group Manager might show a smaller amount until the process is complete.