Smart Array 5300 Controller User Guide

Configuring an Array
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9. Create a logical drive on Array B:
a. Select the Array B icon or the Unused Space icon under Array B in the
Logical Configuration View window.
b. Repeat steps 2 through 7. This time, select RAID 1+0 as the fault-tolerance
method in step 3.
c. Save the configuration, as in step 8.
The main ACU screen now looks like Figure 7-18.
Figure 7-18: Example configuration with two arrays
NOTE: The capacity shown for each logical drive is the free capacity available for data
storage. This value excludes the amount used for fault tolerance.
Expanding Array Capacity
Array capacity expansion is the addition of storage capacity to a pre-existing array.
The capacity of logical drives on the array does not change, and existing data is not
changed.