HP NetRAID 1 Controller - Manual (Page 10)

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B. RAID Management Features
Major Options
The adapters provide on-the-fly RAID migration, allowing for almost limitless adaptability and
expansion of any logical drive while the system remains operational. Once the installation setup is
complete, you have three major options:
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Change, add or expand the configuration, e.g., RAID level, adding additional adapter cards,
or online expansion capability
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Recover from disk failure or instability (Rebuild)
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Monitor/check the configuration
RAID Management Features
The adapters provide the following RAID management features:
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Add drives to any Optimal RAID logical drive
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Convert from RAID 0 or 1 to RAID 1, 3, or 5 by adding a physical drive
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Change from a Degraded redundant logical drive to an Optimal RAID 0 logical drive
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Convert a RAID 5 logical drive to a RAID 3 logical drive
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Convert a RAID 3 logical drive to a RAID 5 logical drive
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Remove any physical drive from a logical drive (This action may require a change in RAID
level.)
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Change a RAID 1, 3, or 5 logical drive to a RAID 0 logical drive
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Online capacity expansion
For information on specific management functions, refer to the section Managing RAID With HP
NetRAID Assistant.