Promise Technology SmartStor NS2300N - Managing RAID Volumes; Creating a RAID Volume; Expanding a RAID Volume

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Managing RAID Volumes
This category includes the following topics:
• Creating a RAID Volume (page 55)
• Expanding a RAID Volume (page 55)
• Viewing RAID Volume Status (page 56)
• Viewing a List of RAID Volumes (page 56)
• Recreating a RAID Volume (page 57)
Creating a RAID Volume
To create a RAID volume:
1. Go to the Main Window.
2. Click the Volume Configuration icon.
3. Click the Create Volume button.
4. Choose Automatic or Manual RAID Volume creation.
If you chose Manual, choose the type of RAID Volume you want:
• Maximum Capacity – RAID 0, using both disk drives
• Data Protection – RAID 1, using both disk drives
5. Click the OK button.
The RAID volume takes several minutes to create and initialize, depending
on the size of your disk drives.
Expanding a RAID Volume
This feature adds disk drives to your existing RAID volume.
To expand a RAID volume:
1. Go to the Main Window.
2. Click the Volume Configuration icon.
3. Click the Expand Volume button.
4. Click the OK button.
5. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.
Note
When you create your RAID volume in PASM, you can choose
additional options, such as Multiple RAID volumes.
See “Setting up SmartStor with the Setup Wizard” on page 83.