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MaxAttach NAS 6000 Administration Guide
Chapter #4 - Overview - NAS 6000 Disk Array
Re-Configuring Your MaxAttach NAS 6000 Drive Arrays
11/07/01 -- Revision 2.0.03A
From there on, use the web user interface and the O/S to administer user needs.
To re-configure the disk RAID arrays
1. Read the Administration Guide for the MaxAttach NAS 6000.
2. Understand disk array concepts and the benefits and limitations of each disk array
option.
3. Define your data volume needs as well as those of your users.
4. Read and understand the entire reconfiguration procedure.
5. Back up all your data.
6. Perform a test data recovery to make sure your back up image is correct and
functional.
7. Load the GAM Client software onto your administrative workstation desktop.
8. Use the GAM Client software to modify the arrays to suit your needs.
WARNING
You cannot reconfigure the Max O/S drives on C:\ and D:\. In addition, you should not attempt to
reconfigure the RAID 5 array on logical drive E:\. These three drives share the same physical disks
on separate partitions. To do so would destroy the O/S image making the system non-functional
and require a certified field representative to reimage the system.
DO NOT CONSIDER USING any portion of C:\ or D:\ for local application or user data.
9. Allow ample time for the de-configuration and re-configuration process.
n Each new array takes approximately six hours to rebuild. Time to completion
varies with the size of the array, the number of physical disks involved, the total
system load for background rebuilds, and whether the rebuild is running a
background or foreground process.
10. Always consider the configuration and use of at least one Hot Standby Drive.
11. Arrays must be disassembled on a last in first out basis.
n For example, consider a system where you a factory configured system with
two Expansion Units providing user data on drives E:\, F:\, G:\, H:\, and I:\,
and J:\.