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Configuring Units
This section includes information and procedures on configuring units
attached to your 3ware RAID controller. It is organized into the following
topics:
• Configuring a New Unit
• Creating a Hot Spare
• Naming a Unit
• Setting Unit Policies
• Changing An Existing Configuration by Migrating
(RAID Level Migration or Online Capacity Expansion)
• Deleting a Unit
• Removing a Unit
• Moving a Unit from One Controller to Another
• Adding a Drive
• Removing a Drive
• Rescanning the Controller
Configuring a New Unit
When you configure a new unit, you specify some details related to the type
of RAID configuration that you want, and others that enable or disable
features.
This section first provides an overview of the different settings you can
specify during configuration and then provides step-by-step instructions for
creating a unit through both 3DM2 and 3BM.
Configuration Options When Creating a Unit
This section provides an overview of the choices you have when configuring
a new unit. For step-by-step instructions, see “Creating a Unit through
3DM2” on page 83 and “Creating a Unit through 3BM” on page 85.
When you configure a new unit, you specify the following:
• Drives to be included in the unit
• Name of the unit (optional)