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Note:
1. The capacity of the modified logical drive must match or exceed its
current capacity.
2. The maximum size of a logical drive is 2 terabytes.
1.
In the Logical devices view, click
(logical drive).
2. Right-click Expand or change logical drive. The Configuration wizard opens
with the Choose RAID Level window. Click Next. The Create Logical Drives
window opens.
3. Add segments to the logical drive. Optionally, click Advanced to select a new
stripe-unit size for the logical drive.
Note:
To remove or replace a physical drive, click the drive you want to
remove (indicated by
); then, click the drive you want to replace it
with. To cancel your changes and start over, click
.
When you are ready to continue, click Next. The Configuration Summary
window opens.
4. Review and apply your new configuration or schedule the migration for
another time.
5. After the logical-drive migration is complete, create additional partitions to use
the expanded logical-drive space. If the server is a Microsoft Windows system,
you can extend the size of a pre-existing partition with the newly acquired
logical-drive space.
More information
v Example: Increasing logical drive size
v Extending a partition on a logical drive
v Changing the RAID level (SAS, SATA) (action)
v Understanding scheduled tasks
Confirming your logical-drive migration configuration: Use the configuration
summary to review all the changes that the ServeRAID Manager will apply to
your modified logical drive configuration. You can start the migration immediately
or schedule it for another time.
1.
Review the information that is displayed in the Configuration Summary
window. It describes how the new configuration will affect the logical drives
and free space. To change the configuration, click Back.
2. To start the migration now, click Apply. Click Yes when asked if you want to
apply the new configuration.
Note: Logical-drive migration is a lengthy process. The ServeRAID Manager
displays
(in animation) in the Logical devices view while the operation is in
progress. When the migration is complete, the configuration is saved in
the ServeRAID controller and in the physical drives.
3. To schedule the migration for a later date and time, click Schedule. The
ServeRAID Manager displays the Scheduler pane:
v From the calendar display, select the day, month, year, and time you want
the task performed.
v Click Apply.
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