Chapter 6 Managing the File System
Performing File System Expansion
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For more information about 2TB LUN requirements, see the
StorNext Installation Guide.
•Label Help: Click this link to display guidelines for determining
whether to select VTOC or EFI labels. (See figure54 on page 89.)
•Stripe breadth drop-down menu: The stripe breadth for the file
system. The stripe breadth is the number of kilobytes (KB) that is
read from or written to each disk in the stripe. For a typical
StorNext installation, 64KB is the recommended setting.
•Metadata or Data: Specify whether you plan to use the stripe
group for data or for metadata.
8Click Next to continue. If you are entering more than one stripe
group, your choices are saved and you are ready to make selections
for the next stripe group. Repeat step 5 for each stripe group you are
adding.
If you are adding only one stripe group, the Complete File System
Task screen appears after you click Next.
Figure 102 Complete File
System Task Screen