Administrator Guide

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Create Secure Data Disk Folder
Delete Disk Folder
Delete a disk folder if all disks have been released from the folder and the folder is not needed.
Prerequisite
The disk folder does not contain disks.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand the Disks node.
4. Select a disk folder.
5. Click Delete. The Delete Folder dialog box appears.
6. Click OK.
Modify a Disk Folder
The disk folder Edit Settings dialog box allows you to change the name of the folder, add notes, or change the Storage Alert
Threshold.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand the Disks node then select a disk folder.
4. Click Edit Settings. The Edit Settings dialog box appears.
5. Modify the following attributes as needed.
• To change the name of the disk folder, type a name into the Name eld.
• To add notes to the disk folder, type text into the Notes eld.
• To change the percent of remaining data that initiates a threshold warning, select a value from the Storage Alert Threshold
drop-down menu.
• If the folder is a Secure Data disk folder, enable or disable the Rekey option by clicking the Rekey checkbox.
• If the folder is a Secure Data disk folder, specify a rekey interval by typing a value in the eld.
6. Click OK.
Manage Unassigned Disks
Manage Unassigned Disks assigns disks to an existing disk folder. A RAID rebalance is required to complete managing disks.
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select the Disks node.
4. Click Manage Unassigned Disks. The Manage Unassigned Disks dialog box appears.
5. From the Disk Folder drop-down menu, select a disk folder.
6. To change which disks will be assigned, click Change.
7. To schedule a RAID rebalance select one of the following options.
• To start a RAID rebalance after creating the disk folder, select Perform RAID rebalance immediately.
• To schedule a RAID rebalance for a later time, select Schedule RAID rebalance then select a date and time.
8. To skip the RAID rebalance, select I will start RAID rebalance later.
NOTE: To use all available space, perform a RAID rebalance.
9. Click OK.
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