Ctera C200 - Managing Storage; Storage Overview and Array Types

CTERA C-Series User Guide 63
This chapter explains how to manage arrays and volumes.
In This Chapter
Overview -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63
Workflow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65
Setting Up Storage Using the Storage Setup Wizard ------------------------------------------------------- 66
Manually Setting Up Storage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 68
Working with iSCSI Targets --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80
Installing a SATA Hard Drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84
Safely Removing Hard Drives ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 84
Hot Swapping a Disk in a RAID1, 5, or 6 Array --------------------------------------------------------------- 86
Enlarging a RAID1 Array ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86
Overview
On the appliance, storage is divided into arrays, each of which consists of one or more
physical hard drives. When defining an array you can choose from the following array types.
Each provides a different method of data distribution, resulting in various degrees of storage
reliability and array capacity.
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Managing Storage