Expanding array capacity – HP 5300 User Manual

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Configuring an Array

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9. Create a logical drive on Array B:

a. Select the Array B icon or the Unused Space icon under Array B in the

Logical Configuration View window.

b. Repeat steps 2 through 7. This time, select RAID 1+0 as the fault-tolerance

method in step 3.

c. Save the configuration, as in step 8.

The main ACU screen now looks like Figure 7-18.

Figure 7-18: Example configuration with two arrays

NOTE: The capacity shown for each logical drive is the free capacity available for data
storage. This value excludes the amount used for fault tolerance.

Expanding Array Capacity

Array capacity expansion is the addition of storage capacity to a pre-existing array.
The capacity of logical drives on the array does not change, and existing data is not
changed.

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