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View Array
The View Array screen allows you to view the current array configuration.
Press to view the next array. See the table above to view
descriptions of each virtual disk property.
Manage Array
The Manage Array screen is used to manage the current array. The options
are Manage Hotspares, Synchronize Mirror, Activate Array, and Delete Array.
A confirmation is requested for each action.
Table 6-3. Manage Array Field Descriptions
Field Description
Identifier The identifier of the array
Type The RAID type of the array
Scan Order The scan order of the array
Size (MB) The coerced size of the array
NOTE:
In order to facilitate coercion on new larger disk drives, the disk
size must be coerced down with a factor of 128 MB. Additionally, to
comply with the latest Disk Data Format standard, 512 MB of space must
be reserved for RAID metadata on the drive. This results in several
hundred MB of space being removed from the usable size of an array
when it is created.
Status The status of the array
Manage
Hotspares This option is used to create or delete global hot spares. Using this
option you can also:
• Assign a hot spare, (Integrated Raid 1 configurations only).
• Display each drive’s type, size and hot spare status.
Synchronize
RAID 1 This option is used to synchronize the R1 array.
This option is not accessible under the following conditions:
• The array is inactive.
• The array does not need to be resynchronized.
• R0 array is used.
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