User Manual

MANAGING LOGICAL DRIVES (CLU)
Logical drive management includes:
• “Creating a Logical Drive (CLU)” on page 143
• “Deleting a Logical Drive (CLU)” on page 145
• “Viewing the Logical Drive Check Table (CLU)” on page 147
• “Making Logical Drive Settings (CLU)” on page 147
• “Initializing a Logical Drive (CLU)” on page 148
• “Running Redundancy Check (CLU)” on page 149
• “Locating a Logical Drive (CLU)” on page 149
Cr eating a Logical Drive (CLU)
You can create logical drives on existing disk arrays if there is available space in the array.
To create a logical drive from an existing disk array:
1.
Main Menu >> Disk Array Management
2. Highlight the disk array in which you want to create a logical drive and press Enter.
3.
Logical Drives in the Disk Array >> Create New Logical Drive
The Disk Array ID number and Maximum capacity available for the new logical drive are
displayed.
4. Highlight the following parameters and press the backspace key to erase the current value:
• Alias – Type an alias into the fi eld, if desired. Maximum of 32
characters (letters, numbers, spaces and underscore).
•
RAID Level - Press the spacebar to toggle though a list of available RAID levels.
•
Capacity – Maximum capacity shown. Enter a smaller capacity if desired.
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