Creating and Managing Arrays & Partitions
DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
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After you click Create Array, the array exists and any drives you
assigned to the array are no longer available for other uses. What
displays here depends upon the options you selected in the
previous page. It displays either a progress bar or fields to set up
your partitions, depending on your selections.
13. If any of the following fields display, enter the appropriate
information and click Add Partitions:
- Partition Size: Contains the partition size based on evenly-sized
partitions. Enter the size you want for each partition in MB. If
you want to see the total size of the partitions based on the sizes
you entered, click Calculate the Total Size.
- Partition LUN: Contains the default LUN. Most UNIX, Linux,
and Macintosh operating systems require that the management
LUN, which is the LUN assigned to each SM, be set to a higher
value than all array LUNs. Before creating your first array,
change the management LUN to a higher value. If you are using
a software tool that your company developed to configure and
manage the EF2800 (this application uses CAPI to
communicate with the EF2800), you must have a management
LUN. If you are not using a software tool that your company
developed, and therefore are not using CAPI, select NONE as
the management LUN. This allows your first array to be seen at
LUN 0. To set the management LUN, select Manage EF2800 >
LUN Management > Change Management LUN.
- Partition Name: Contains a default name. Edit the name as
needed. You can enter up to 20 characters. You can use any
character on your keyboard (any printable ASCII character),
except double quotes (“).
You can change the name later.
14. A message notifies you that the array is being initialized and a
progress bar displays. This progress bar does not update. To see
the status of the initialization process, select Array Utility Progress
from the SAM menu.
The array initialization process takes from several minutes to
more than an hour depending on the array type (volume, RAID 0,
and RAID 1 are the fastest), array size, drive speed, and other
processes running on the EF2800.
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