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You can add physical drives while keeping the same RAID level, as described in
the table below.
For more information, see “Migration” on page 104.
You can set up a Migration to begin immediately (on demand) or schedule a
Migration for a time when there is less demand on the RAID system.
On Demand
To migrate a logical drive:
1.
Click Logical Drive View in Tree View.
2.
Click the Logical Drive you want to migrate.
3.
Click the Migration tab in Management View.
4.
From the Migrate RAID Level to dropdown menu, choose the target RAID
level for your logical drive.
5.
If your intended action requires additional physical drives, click a free
physical drive to select it.
Available drives have a white frame. Selected drives have a red frame.
6.
Click the Start Now button.
RAID 0: 2 drives
RAID 5: 3 or 4 drives*
Increased performance
and capacity, adds
redundancy
RAID 10: 4 drives
RAID 0: 3 drives
RAID 5: 4 drives*
Increased performance
and capacity, adds
redundancy
RAID 1: 2 drives
RAID 5: 3 or 4 drives*
Increased performance
and capacity
RAID 10: 4 drives
RAID 10: 4 drives
RAID 5: 4 drives*
Increased capacity
* Only the AMD SB650 and SB750 Controllers support RAID 5.
From
To
Result
RAID 0: 2 drives
RAID 0: 3 or 4 drives
Increased capacity
RAID 0: 3 drives
RAID 0: 4 drives
Increased capacity
RAID 5: 3 drives
RAID 5: 4 drives
Increased capacity
JBOD: 2 drives
JBOD: 3 or 4 drives
Increased capacity
JBOD: 3 drives
JBOD: 4 drives
Increased capacity
From
To
Result