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4.
Select to create and add a new RAID group. Select "Adding new hard drive(s) to an
existing RAID group"(the option "Create new RAID groups" will be covered in the
following section), choose an existing RAID group from the drop-down list and click
"Next".
5.
Select the hard drive(s) to expand the storage pool and click "Next".
6.
Click "Expand".
7.
Please note that all data on the selected hard disk drive(s) will be erased. Click "OK" if
you are certain about this.
8.
The chosen storage pool will be expanded.
Note:
Storage pool expansion is not supported for RAID 0, RAID 1, Single and JBOD
configurations. For these configurations, it is necessary to create an additional RAID group
in order to expand the storage pool.
Expanding storage pools by creating new RAID groups
Follow these steps to create a RAID group for storage pool expansion:
1.
Go to "Storage Manager" > "STORAGE" > "Storage Space".
2.
Double click a storage pool to be expanded to bring up the Storage Pool Management
page.
3.
Click "Expand Pool", select "Create and add a new RAID group" and click "Next".
4.
Select the enclosure unit, hard disk drive(s), RAID type and hot spare disk and click
"Next".
5.
Please note that if the type of the newly-created RAID group is different from that of the
existing RAID group(s), the performance of the entire storage pool may be affected. To
continue, click "OK".
6.
Click "Expand".
7.
Please note that all data on the selected hard drive(s) will be erased. Click "OK" if you
are certain about this.
8.
The chosen storage pool will be expanded.
Note:
RAID 0, JBOD or Single RAID Group cannot be added to a storage pool if that storage
pool already contains RAID 1, 5, 6, or 10.
To expand storage space with an expansion unit, please create a separate static
volume or storage pool on the expansion unit. A storage pool cannot be expanded
using a USB-based expansion unit.
Expanding storage pools by replacing hard disk drives in a RAID array