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Creating and Managing Arrays
Using the Disk Array Administrator, you can create and manage arrays. You can
perform the following array-related functions:
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Create arrays (see page 4-1)
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View array and drive status (see page 4-8)
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Stop the initialization process (see page 4-14)
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Verify an array (see page 4-15)
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Reconstruct an array (see page 4-17)
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Expand array capacity (see page 4-18)
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Change the array Logical Unit Number (LUN) (see page 4-21)
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Change the array name (see page 4-22)
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Trust an array (see page 4-22)
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Delete an array (see page 4-24)
Creating Arrays
You can create an array anytime. The following table describes the drive
requirements for each RAID level.
Table 4-1. Drive requirements by array type
RAID Level
Minimum
No. of
Drives
Maximum
No. of
Drives
Volume Set
1
1
0
2
16
3
3
16
4
3
16