Expand An Array

For links and interfaces common to all Configuration Wizards links, please see Wizards Overview in ACU help.

The following screens allow you to increase the capacity of an existing array by expanding it.

Your first option will be to select the array you want to expand from the available arrays listed.

The second option will be to select the physical drives that you want to use in the array from the unused drives listed.

Note: Only physical drives of the same size (within 10 percent) should be added to the same array because all the drives within an array are reduced to the size of the smallest physical drive. For example, an array with three 2.1-GB drives and a 4.3-GB drive would be viewed as being the same size as an array with four 2.1-GB drives since the 4.3-GB drive is seen as a 2.1-GB drive.

Array Expansion Animated Tutorial

Note:To view the animation demo, you must have Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or greater already installed.

If you would like to view an animated tutorial explaining how to expand an array and detailing what actually happens when any existing array is expanded, click on the View Array Expansion Demonstration link.

View Array Expansion Demonstration