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Using advanced array management, Creating a lun – HP StorageWorks 8000 NAS User Manual

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80 Managing Your Storage

Using Advanced Array Management

Note

If you have a SAN, disregard this topic.

Advanced Array Management lets you do the following for the array(s)

attached to the NAS server:

View data resiliency

Modify RAID levels (the default is AutoRAID)

Enable or disable active spare mode

Automatically include and format new drives

If you select this option, the Command View SDM web interface is launched.

See “Command View SDM Limitations” on page 213 for more information.
To manage arrays:

1

In the Command View NAS web interface, click the Storage tab.

2

Navigate down the tree to Storage Array Summary.

3

Select Actions > Advanced Array Management.

Creating a LUN

Note

If you have a SAN, disregard this topic because you can not

create LUNs.

The Create New LUN dialog box displays the array's available capacity for

creating a LUN.
The minimum number of LUNs per array is one. The HP NAS 8000 supports a

maximum of 127 LUNs.
To create a LUN:

1

In the Command View NAS web interface, click the Storage tab.

2

Navigate down the tree to Storage Array Summary, then select a storage

array.

3

Select Actions > Create New LUN.