HP NetRAID 1Si Controller - Manual (Page 126)

Chapter 6 Capacity Expansion
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7. From the Logical Drive menu for the drive you want to prepare, choose
Properties.
8. Choose Virtual Sizing.
9. On the Virtual Size Feature menu, choose Disable, and confirm your
choice.
10. Press Esc twice to return to the Logical Drive menu.
If you need to disable Virtual Sizing on another logical drive, choose the
logical drive and repeat Steps 6 through 10.
11. If you have installed one or more HP NetRAID Series adapters, press Esc
to return to the Objects menu. Disable Virtual Sizing on the logical drives
of all adapters as necessary.
12. To exit, press Esc until you see the Exit? box, and then choose Yes.
Expanding Capacity Online under NetWare 5
After using a logical drive, you might want to add another physical drive. If you
prepared the logical drive for Online Capacity Expansion, this can be done
without shutting down the server or restarting the system.
In the example used throughout this section, you might be nearing the 12-GB limit
and you want to add another 4-GB drive to the existing array.
To expand capacity online, follow the instructions later in this section to do the
following:
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First: Install the added physical capacity into the internal hot-swap mass
storage cage or into the external enclosure.
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Second: Use the HP NetRAID Config utility to reconstruct the logical
drive to include the added capacity. For instructions, refer to "Second,
Reconstruct to Add Capacity" later in this section.
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Third: In NetWare 5, create a new volume consisting of the added
capacity and make that new free segment part of the existing volume. For
instructions, refer to "Third, Add Capacity in NetWare 5" later in this
section.
First, Install Additional Capacity
Install the additional physical capacity (hot-swap disk drive modules) into the
internal hot-swap mass storage cage or into the external enclosure. The cage or
enclosure must already be connected to the integrated HP NetRAID controller or
HP NetRAID Series adapter controlling the logical drive that you want to expand.