Accusys ExaRAID GUI - Manual (Page 64)

Using the RAID GUI
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2.6.2 JBOD
This feature allows you to create, delete, and modify your JBOD settings.
• Create JBOD disks
Click Create to add a new JBOD disk, where up to a maximum of 16
JBOD disks can be created. Specify the following options for the
configuration.
• Delete JBOD disks
Select the JBOD disk(s) you want to delete and click Delete. To delete all
LUNs of jbdx, check the ‘Force to delete LUN mapping(s)’ box. All access
to the JBOD will be stopped.
• Modify JBOD disks
To modify a setting, select a JBOD and click Modify. Specify the following
options for configuration.
JBOD ID Select a JBOD ID from the drop-down menu.
Name Use the system default name as jbdx. ‘x’ is the
JBOD identifier.
OR
Uncheck the ‘Use system default name’ box and
enter the name in the Name field. The maximum
name length is 63 bytes.
Member Disk Select a corresponding hard disk to be used for
JBOD from the drop-down menu.
Preferred
Controller This option is only available when the redundant-
controller system is in use. Select the preferred
controller to be in charge of managing and
accessing the JBOD disk.
Name Type a name for the JBOD ID.
Preferred
Controller This option is only available when the redundant-
controller system is in use. Select the preferred
controller to be in charge of managing and
accessing the JBOD disk. However, the controller
ownership will not change unless you check the
‘Change owner controller immediately’ box.
Write Cache This option enables or disables the write cache of
a JBOD disk.