Configuration : Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration : Adding a Drive or Drives to a Configuration

Adding a Drive or Drives to a Configuration

 

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ATTENTION Be sure to back up the data on the virtual drive before you add a drive to it.

Follow these steps to add a drive or drives to a configuration with the Modify Drive Group Wizard.

1.

Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager main menu.

2.

Select a drive group in the left panel of the window.

3.

Either select Go To>>Drive Group>>Modify Drive Group on the menu bar, or right-click the virtual drive icon to access the Modify Drive Group Wizard.

The Modify Drive Group Wizard appears.

4.

Select the RAID level that you want to change (migrate) the drive group to and click Next.

The following dialog appears. It lists the drives you can add and it states whether you have to add a minimum number of drives to change the RAID level from the current level to the new RAID level.

Figure 50 Add Drive(s) to the Current Configuration Screen

 

5.

Select the check box next to any unconfigured drives that you want to add and click Next.

 

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NOTE The drive or drives you add must have the same capacity as or greater capacity than the drives already in the drive group, or you cannot change the RAID level.

The Summary screen appears. This screen shows the current settings and what the settings will be after the drives are added.

6.

Review the configuration information.

Click Back if you need to change any selections.

7.

Click Finish to accept the changes.

A confirmation message appears. The message states that this operation cannot be aborted and asks whether you want to continue.

8.

Click Yes to accept and complete the addition of the drives to the drive group.