Administrator Guide

• 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 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, expand Disks, then select an unassigned disk folder.
The Disk Folder view is displayed.
4 Click Manage Unassigned Disks.
The Manage Unassigned Disks dialog box opens.
5 From the Disk Folder drop-down menu, select a disk folder.
6 In the Unassigned Disks pane, select the disks to be assigned.
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.
Enable or Disable the Disk Indicator Light
The drive bay indicator light identies a drive bay so it can be easily located in an enclosure.
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
3 In the Hardware tab navigation pane, expand Enclosures, then select and expand an enclosure.
The Enclosure view is displayed.
4 Under the selected enclosure, click Disks.
The Disks view is displayed.
5 In the right pane, click the Disks subtab and select a disk.
6 Enable or disable the disk indicator light for the selected disk.
• If the indicator light is o, click Indicator On to enable the indicator light.
• If the indicator light is on, click Indicator O to disable the indicator light.
Release a Disk
Release a disk before removing it from an enclosure. The disk is fully released after performing a RAID rebalance.
About this task
NOTE
: Do not release disks from a disk folder unless the remaining disks have enough free space for the re-striped data.
Steps
1 If the Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2 Click the Hardware tab.
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