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Appendix C
Creating and Managing
Arrays & Partitions
Using the Disk Array Administrator, you can create and manage arrays and partitions. You can perform
the following array-related functions:
• Create arrays (see
page 105
)
• Manage arrays (see
page 116
)
• Manage partitions (see
page 133
)
C.1 Creating Arrays
You can create an array anytime. You can create arrays from either SM A or SM B. Arrays you create
from one SM are not visible through the RS-232 or Ethernet port of the other SM. However, all unused
disk drives connected to all LRC I/O modules and all pool spares are available to both SMs.
The maximum size for any array is 2 TB.
Table 3–1
describes the drive requirements for each RAID level.
Table 3–1
Drive requirements by RAID level
RAID level
Minimum
number of
drives
Maximum
number of
drives
Volume Set
1
1
RAID 0
2
16
RAID 1 (Mirrored)
2
16
RAID 3
3
16
RAID 4
3
16
RAID 5
3
16
RAID 50
6
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