Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) - Manual (Page 144)

Configuring Units
132 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
7 If you booted from the unit that is being migrated, when migration is
complete, reboot your system. Then turn to Step 4 under “Informing the
Operating System of Changed Configuration” on page 132.
8 After the migration is complete, inform the operating system of the
change, as described below.
You can check the status of the migration on the Maintenance page.
Informing the Operating System of Changed
Configuration
After you change the configuration of a unit, you must inform the operating
system of the change, and you may need to re-partition the unit.
In addition, in order to use the new capacity, you need to either resize the
existing partition or add a new partition.
To inform the operating system that a unit has been changed
1 If the unit you reconfigured is the boot unit, restart the system and skip to
Step 3.
If the unit you reconfigured is secondary storage, unmount the file system
from the unit.
Under Windows, go to Start > Administrative Tools > Computer
Management , and select Disk Management. Remove the logical drive
letter for the unit.
Under Linux and FreeBSD, from a command prompt, type sync ,
sync , sync .
You can then unmount the unit with this command: umount
location>
2 In the software, remove and rescan the controller, in order to update unit
information.
a In 3DM 2 choose Management > Maintenance and select the
appropriate unit.
a Click the Remove Unit button.
b After the unit has been removed, click the Rescan button. The new
unit capacity displays.
3 Resize the partition and file system or create a new partition.
In Windows, use the disk management utility to determine whether the
disk is a basic disk or a dynamic disk.