Chapter 4 Array Management

This chapter describes how to manage a disk array system. Topics covered include the following:

4.1 Background Information

4.2 Operation Without Spare Drives

4.3 Before You Start

4.4 Configuring the Controller

4.5 Configuring Channels

4.6 Scanning in Drives

4.7 Creating and Deleting Logical Drives

4.8 Adding and Deleting Spare Drive Assignments

4.9 Rebuilding Logical Drives

4.10 Creating and Deleting Logical Volumes

4.11 Creating and Deleting Partitions

4.12 Mapping Logical Drives/Volumes/Partitions to Host LUNs

4.13 SAF-TE / I2C / Fault Bus

4.14 Defining Enclosures

4.15 Displaying the Event Log

4.16 Monitoring Statistics

4.17 Dynamic Logical Drive Expansion

4.18 Redundant Controller

If this is your first time to manage a disk array system, we recommend that you read through section 4.1 Background Information, to get basic information about disk array management. You will need this basic knowledge to be able to effectively use RAIDWatch Manager.


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