Owner's Manual

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Deleting an Array
To delete an array :
1
Select the array and click Arrays  Delete Array . A message that all the
attached disks will be deleted is displayed.
2 Click Yes to delete or No to cancel.
Logical Drives (also known as Virtual Disks)
Logical drives are present on RAID arrays and non-RAID groups. You can
configure them by specifying the size (in GB) or to consume all available (or
remaining) space in the array. By default, a single logical drive is created for all
new arrays and is set to use all the available space.
When specific-size logical drives are defined, the using all remaining space
logical drive will consume any remaining space after other logical drive(s) are
allocated their space on the array.
NOTE: Array Builder does not support creating logical drives under Non-RAID
groups.
NOTE: Cannot delete a logical drive under Non-RAID disks in Array Builder.
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. Here you can change the size
of the logical drive.
2 Click OK to apply the changes, or click Cancel to return to Array Builder .
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