
Chapter 4: RAID Array Maintenance
Logical Drive Maintenance 4-5
4.1.3 Copy & Replace
One major benefit of Copy & Replace is that you can expand your
RAID arrays online without purchasing new enclosures for additional
capacity. Members of a RAID array can be replaced by drives of
larger capacity.
Precondition:
You should have at least one drive tray which is not currently
responsible for host I/Os, i.e., a new/used drive.
To replace a member drive, follow the steps below:
Step 1. Click on the Copy & Replace function link on the
navigation panel. Select a source drive, a member of a
logical drive, by a single mouse click.
Step 2. Select a new/used drive by a single mouse click.
Step 3. Verify the slot number of the selected Source and
Target drives. Click the APPLY button to confirm or
click RESET to cancel the previous selections.
Firmware will start cloning data from source to target
drive. The Source drive will be replaced by the Target
drive, and will be taken offline.
Note that the location of member drives will be different
after Copy and Replace.
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