Administrator Guide

support.dell.com Using Dell OpenManage Array Manager Software 3-1
CHAPTER 3
Using Dell OpenManage™ Array
Manager Software
NOTE: If you have an optional second Dell PowerEdge
®
Expandable RAID Controller
2/Dual Channel (PERC 2/DC), see Chapter 8, “Enabling a Second PERC 2/DC RAID
Controller.”
Dell OpenManage Array Manager software provides a comprehensive solution to
storage management in an integrated graphical view. Through a common interface,
Dell OpenManage Array Manager lets you configure and manage a PowerVault 735N
redundant array of independent disks (RAID) solution attached to a system while the
system is online and continuing to process requests
Dell OpenManage Array Manager allows you to configure your storage devices and
the logical volumes contained in your system. Dell OpenManage Array Manager dis-
plays storage configuration in both a physical and a logical view. The physical view
shows the physical connections between the storage devices. The logical view shows
a logical representation of your storage as logical volumes.
Dell OpenManage Array Manager provides a single console for array and volume con-
figuration, from which you can do the following:
• Manage the PowerVault 735N hardware RAID solution
• Display all of your storage information in a graphical environment
Dell OpenManage Array Manager Com-
mon Tasks
This section provides a high-level description of the most common procedures per-
formed under Dell OpenManage Array Manager.
Creating a New Volume
1. Create a RAID 5 virtual disk from the available pool of physical drives.
2. Write a signature to the disk created.
3. Upgrade the disk to dynamic.