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VTrak E-Class Product Manual

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Managing Disk Arrays

Disk Array Management includes the following functions:

• Viewing a List of Disk Arrays (page 180)

• Creating a Disk Array (page 180)

• Deleting a Disk Array (page 184)

• Making Disk Array Settings (page 184)

• Viewing Disk Array Information (page 185)

• Enabling Media Patrol, PDM, and Power Management on a Disk Array

(page 186)

• Preparing the Disk Array for Transport (page 187)

• Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 187)

• Migrating a Disk Array (page 187)

• Running PDM (page 188)

• Running Transition on a Disk Array (page 190)

• Locating a Disk Array (page 190)

• Creating a Logical Drive (page 190)

• Deleting a Logical Drive (page 192)

Viewing a List of Disk Arrays

To view a list of disk arrays:

From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.

The list of disk arrays displays.

Creating a Disk Array

The CLU provides three methods of creating a disk array:

• Automatic – Creates a new disk array following a default set of parameters.

Creates a hot spare drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0, when five or

more unconfigured physical drives are available. You can accept or reject

the proposed arrangement but you cannot modify it. See “Creating a Disk

Array – Automatic” on page 181.

• Express – You choose the parameters for a new disk array by specifying the

characteristics you want. You can create multiple logical drives at the same

time, however they are all identical. Creates a hot spare drive for all RAID

levels except RAID 0. See “Creating a Disk Array – Express” on page 182.