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StorCase Technology, Inc.
DS560/DS570 User's Guide - Rev. A04
Expanding the RAID Capacity
The RAID Controller provides a "Capacity Expansion" function, which allows the user to
expand current RAID capacity when new disks are added.
NOTE:
The capacity of the newly added disk must be at least the same size or
larger than the existing online disk capacity.
1.
Add the new disk to the RAID system.
2.
Turn ON the RAID Controller.
3.
Press
Enter
to display the Main Menu.
4.
Press
ê
until the
06 RAID Func
menu is displayed, then press
Enter
.
5.
Press
ê
until the
69 Expand Array
menu is displayed, then press
Enter
.
6.
Select from Disk 1-7 to expand for RAID capacity, then press
Enter
.
7.
Select YES to verify expand function.
8.
Press
Esc
to return to the Main Menu.
9.
Press
ê
until the
01 RAID Params
menu is displayed, then press
Enter
.
10.
Press
ê
until the
14 Slice
menu is displayed, then press
Enter
.
11.
Press
ê
until the
142 Slice 1
menu is displayed, then press
Enter
.
NOTE:
The new expand capacity will require a new slice.
12.
The LCD will display the new capacity.
