
Online Capacity Expansion or Extension
In certain cases, the Smart Array 3200 Controller and the Array Configuration Utility also facilitate storage capacity changes online, without downing the server or storage system. These cases are:
■Windows NT1 or NetWare operating system (NetWare 3.11 not supported) and
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Because the Array Configuration Utility reconfigures the Smart Array 3200
Controller, online reconfiguration can only take place if the Array Configuration
Utility is running in the same environment as the normal server applications.
Disk Drive Upgrades
Additional storage space can be gained with the same number of physical drives in a
1Online capacity extension under Windows NT requires version 5.0 or later.