Adding Drives to a Configuration

> Adding Drives to a Configuration

> CAUTION 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 window.

> 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 dialog appears.

> 4. | Select the RAID level to which you want to change (migrate) the drive group, and click Next.

> The following window 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 46. Modify Drive Group–Add Drives to the Current Configuration Window

> 5. | Click the check box next to any unconfigured drives that you want to add, and then click Next.

> NOTE The 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 Modify Drive Group Summary dialog appears. This dialog shows the current settings and what the settings would be after the drives are added.

> Figure 47. Modify Drive Group - Summary

> 6. | Review the configuration information.

> You can 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.

DB15-000988-08-December 2013
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