Managing Arrays & Partitions

You select a drive by highlighting it and pressing Enter. Each selected drive turns gray in the drive list. After you press Enter for the number of drives you entered previously, the system automatically begins the expansion. To skip a drive, use the or key.

To toggle the display between the drive model number, serial number, and the node and WWN, press T.

Expansion begins and the percentage completed displays. to return to the array menu, press Esc. To check the progress of the expansion, you can use the expand status described below or select Array Menu from the System Menu. The status of the expansion displays in the list of arrays.

C.2.6.1 Viewing Expand Status

You can view the status of the expansion process while it is running.

To view expand status:

1From the System Menu, select Array Menu and press Enter. The Select Array screen displays with a list of existing arrays.

2Select the array you want and press Enter. The array menu displays.

3Select Expand Function and press Enter The expand menu displays.

4Select View Expand Status and press Enter The Expand Status screen displays.

5Press Esc to return to the expand menu.

C.2.7 Changing an Array Name

You can change the name of an array. This does not affect the target ID or LUN values of the array. The Galaxy 65 Subsystem does not allow you to change an array name when a utility is running.

To change an array name:

1From the System Menu, select Array Menu and press Enter. The Select Array screen displays with a list of existing arrays.

2Select the array you want and press Enter. The array menu displays.

3Select Change Array Name and press Enter The Enter New Name screen displays.

4Enter the name you want to use and press Enter.

You can use up to 20 characters. You can include any characters in the name, including spaces. The system confirms that you want to make the change.

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Galaxy Metal Gear 65 manual Viewing Expand Status, To view expand status, To change an array name