Administrator Guide

• If Self-Encrypting Drives is not licensed, disks will be treated as unsecured drives, but may be upgraded to Secure Data status if a
license is purchased in the future.
Storage Center Disk Management
For SC7020, SC5020, and SCv3000 storage systems, Storage Center manages disks automatically. When configuring a storage system,
Storage Center manages the disks into folders based on function of the disk. FIPS-certified Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) are managed
into a separate folder than other disks. When Storage Center detects new disks, it manages the disk into the appropriate folder.
In Storage Center version 7.3 and later, the Automatic Drive Placement function can be turned on or off for all storage systems (except
SCv2000 series) using the Storage Center Storage settings.
Disk Management on SCv2000 Series Storage Systems
SCv2000 series storage systems manage disks automatically, limiting the disk management options. After adding disks, Storage Center
recognizes the new disks, creates a new disk folder if necessary, then manages the disks in the disk folder. If a disk is intentionally down
for testing purposes, then is deleted, you can restore the disk to manage the disk again in a disk folder.
The following disk management options are not available for SCv2000 series storage systems:
• Creating disk folders
• Adding disks to disk folders
• Managing disk spares
Related tasks
Restore a Disk
Scan for New Disks
Scanning for disks recognizes new disks and allows them to be assigned to a disk folder.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Disks, then click Scan For Disks.
The Scan For Disks operation runs. After the scan completes, a confirmation dialog box opens.
4. Click OK.
Create a Disk Folder
Creating a disk folder manages unassigned disks in the new disk folder.
About this task
NOTE: Having multiple disk folders may cause storage to be used inefficiently.
Steps
1. If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, select Disks, then click Create Disk Folder.
The Create Disk Folder dialog box opens.
4. Type a name in the Name field.
5. To select the disks to be managed, click Change.
The Select Unmanaged Disks dialog box opens.
6. Select the disks to be included in the disk folder.
7. Click OK.
The Select Unmanaged Disks dialog box closes.
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