Installation guide

Chapter 3. LCD Panel Configuration

3.7.2.3 Expand Raid Set

Instead of deleting a RAID set and recreating it with additional disk drives, the

“Expand Existed Raid Set” function allows the user to add disk drives to the

RAID set that was created.

To expand existed RAID set, press UP/DOWN buttons to choose the “Expand

Raid Set” option. Using UP/DOWN buttons to select the RAID set number that

user want to expand and then press ENT to accept the RAID set number. If

there is an available disk, then the “Select Drive” appears. Using UP/DOWN

buttons to select the target disk and then press ENT to select it. Press ENT to

start expanding the existed RAID set. The new add capacity will be define one

or more volume sets. Follow the instruction presented in the “Volume Set

Function” to create the volume sets.

Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a RAID set. Migration status is

displayed in the RAID status area of the “Raid Set information” when a disk is

added to a RAID set. Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume

status area of the volume set information when a disk is added to a RAID set.

Note

1. Once the “Expand Raid Set” process has started, user can not

stop it. The process must be completed.

2. If a disk drive fails during RAID set expansion and a hot spare is

available, an auto rebuild operation will occur after the RAID set

expansion completes.

3.7.2.4 Offline Raid Set

Press UP/DOWN buttons to choose the “Offline Raid Set” option. This function

is for customer being able to unmount and remount a multi-disk volume. All

hdds of the selected RAID set will be put into offline state, spun down and fault

LED will be in fast blinking mode.

3.7.2.5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set

When one of the disk drive is removed or loosed connection in power off state,

the RAID set state will change to Incomplete State. If user wants to continue to

work, when the RAID subsystem is power on. User can use the “Activate

Incomplete Raid Set” option to active the RAID set. After user completed the

function, the “Raid State” will change to “Degraded” mode.

3.7.2.6 Create Hot Spare Disk

Please reference this chapter: Designating Drives as Hot Spares.