Promise Technology M200i manual Locate Disk Array, Create a Logical Drive, Accept Incomplete Array

Chapter 5: Management with the CLU

Transition

Transition is the process of replacing a revertible spare drive that is currently part of a disk array with an unconfigured physical drive or a non-revertible spare drive. The revertible spare drive will return to its original status. For more information, see “Transition” on page 258.

In order to run Transition, the spare drive must be Revertible. In addition, you must specify an unconfigured physical drive of the same or larger capacity to replace the revertible spare drive.

1.Highlight Transition and press Enter.

2.Specify the source and target physical drives.

3.Highlight Start and press Enter.

Accept Incomplete Array

This function appears when a physical drive was missing at startup.

Highlight Accept Incomplete Array and press Enter to enable a Rebuild of the disk array.

Do not use this function if the physical drive was manually removed from the enclosure.

Locate Disk Array

This feature helps you identify the physical drives assigned to the disk array you are working with in the CLU.

1.From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.

2.Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter.

3.Highlight Locate Disk Array and press Enter.

The drive carrier LEDs pertaining to this disk array will blink for one minute.

Create a Logical Drive

You can create logical drives on existing disk arrays if there is available space in the array. For more information on the choices below, see “Chapter 7: Technology Background” on page 239.

1.From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.

2.Highlight the disk array in which you want to create a logical drive and press Enter.

3.Highlight Create New Logical Drive and press Enter.

The Disk Array ID number and Maximum capacity available for the new logical drive are displayed.

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