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c
Select 
Disk Group
 Change
 Ownership/Preferred Path
. 
Alternatively, you can right-click the disk group and select 
Change
 
Ownership/Preferred Path
 from the pop-up menu.
d
Select the RAID controller module.
  CAUTION: Possible loss of data access– Changing ownership at the disk group 
level causes every virtual disk in that disk group to transfer to the other RAID 
controller module and use the new I/O path. If you do not want to set every virtual 
disk to the new path, change ownership at the virtual disk level instead.
e
Click 
Yes
.
The ownership of the disk group is changed. I/O to the disk group is now 
directed through this I/O path. You are finished with this procedure.
  NOTE: The disk group may not use the new I/O path until the multi-path driver 
reconfigures and recognizes the new path. This action usually takes less than 5 
minutes.
Changing the RAID Level of a Disk Group
Use the Change
 RAID Level option to change the RAID level on a 
selected disk group. Using this option changes the RAID levels of every virtual 
disk that comprises the disk group. Performance may be slightly affected 
during the operation.
Keep these guidelines in mind when you change the RAID level of a disk 
group:
• You cannot cancel this operation after it begins.
• The disk group must be in Optimal status before you can perform this 
operation.
• Your data remains available during this operation.
• If you do not have enough capacity in the disk group to convert to the new 
RAID level, an error message is displayed, and the operation does not 
continue. If you have unassigned physical disks, use the Disk Group>> 
Add Free Capacity (Physical Disks) option to add additional capacity to 
the disk group. Then retry the operation.
To change the RAID level of a disk group:
1
Select the 
Logical
 tab.
2
Select the disk group.
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