Users Guide

NOTE: Array Builder does not support creating logical drives of sizes 10, 50, and 60 GB, and does not support

creating logical drives under Non-RAID groups.

Adding a New Logical Drive

To add a new logical drive under an array:

1. Select the array and click Logical Drives→ New Logical Drive. The Logical Drive Settings window is displayed.

2. Under Create a logical drive enter the exact number of gigabytes the logical drive must contain.

3. Click OK to create the logical drive, or click Cancel to return to Array Builder.

Editing a Logical Drive

To edit a logical drive:

1. Select the logical drive and click Logical Drives→ Edit Logical Drive. The Logical Drive Settings window is

displayed.

2. Change the size of the logical drive.

3. Click OK to apply the changes, or click Cancel to return to Array Builder.

Deleting a Logical Drive

To delete a logical drive:

1. Select the logical drive and click Logical Drives→ Delete Logical Drive. A message is displayed to confirm the

delete operation.

2. Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.

Disks (Array Disks)

Disks can be part of arrays (or the non-RAID disks node) and are of the following types:

• Standard disks - These are the basic, non-defined disk type that make up the storage on arrays.

• Hot Spares - These disks provide online redundancy if a RAID disk fails while assigned to a specific array.

• All Remaining Disks - These disks provide an option to define an array without specifying the exact number of

disks.

If the controller configuration specifies the number of disks required, an equivalent number of disks are added to the

non-RAID group. If the controller specifies the exact quantity, disks cannot be added or removed from the controller –

they can only be moved from array to array (or the non-RAID group). If the controller specifies a minimum number of

disks, you can add or remove disks, but you cannot remove disks below the lower limit of the controller configuration.

Adding a New Disk

To add a new disk to an array, select the array and click Disks New Disk .

You can choose from the following:

• Single disk

• Multiple disks

• Hot spare (only for the current array)

• Global hot spare (all arrays)

Changing a Disk

To change a disk, click on the disk and select .Disks Change Disk