4.2 RG Migration
To migrate the RAID level, please follow below procedures.
1.Select “/ Volume configuration / RAID group”.
2.Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the RG number; click “Migrate”.
3.Change the RAID level by clicking the down arrow to “RAID 5”. There will be a
setting of RAID level, click “
” to increase hard drives,
then click “
“ to go back to setup page. When doing migration to lower RAID level, such as the original RAID level is RAID 6 and user wants to migrate to RAID 0, system will evaluate whether this operation is safe or not, and appear a message of "Sure to migrate to a lower protection array?” to give user warning.
4.Double check the setting of RAID level and RAID PD slot. If there is no
problem, click “
“.
5.Finally a confirmation page shows the detail of RAID information. If there is
no problem, click “
“ to start migration. System also pops up a message of “Warning: power lost during migration may cause damage of data!” to give user warning. When the power is abnormally off during the migration, the data is in high risk.
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