Specifications

Storage Subsystem Guide

Managing System Drive Groups

SD_GROUPSyyyy-mm-dd_time-UTC-offset.txt,wherethefollowing

exampleillustratestheappropriatesyntax:

SD_GROUPS2008-04-

30_1729-0700.txt

• Torestore:ClickBrowsetodisplayadialogyoucanusetochoosethe

backupfile,navigatetothedirectorywherethebackupfileisstored,

selectthebackuptextfile(

SD_GROUPS2008-04-30_1729-0700.txt)

forthespecificexport(s)youwanttorestore,thenclickOpen.

WhentheSystemDriveGroupsBackup&Restorepagedisplaysthe

nameandlocationoftheselectedfile,clickrestore.

Modifying System

Drive Groups

Aftersystemdrivegroupsarecreated,youcanmodifyagroupbyaddingor

removingsystemdrives.Before modifyingSDgroups,youmustfirst

determinethephysicallocationofthesystemdrivesalongwiththeRAID

configuration.Thisinformationcanbeobtainedusingvariousthird‐party

applications.ContactSGIGlobalServices

forinformationaboutwhichthird‐

partyapplicationsaresupported.

Caution:Whenmodifyingasystemdrivegroup,youmustensurethatthesys‐

temdrivesbeingaddedtoagrouparelocatedonthesamephysicaldevices(or

RAIDgroup)asthesystemdrivesalreadyinthegroup.Otherwisesystemper‐

formance

canbeadverselyaffected.

Thefollowingstepsdescribehowtomodifysystemdrivegroupsmanually.

1. NavigatetotheSystemDrivesGrouppage(Home>Storage

Management>SystemDriveGroups).

TheSystemDriveGroupspageindicatesthenumberofSDsnotin

groupsandliststheSDgroupsthathavealreadybeen

created.

2. Selectthesystemdrivegroupyouwanttomodify.

Inthe SystemDrivesGrouppage,clickdetailsforthesystemdrivegroup

youwanttomodify.TheModifySystemDriveGrouppageopens,