ezRAID3 RAID Manager User Guide
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Overview ezRAID3 Thank you for purchasing ezRAID from DATOptic Inc., ezRAID3 is compact easy to use RAID solution base on SteelVine technology from Silicon Image SiI-5744, in order to utilize the full potential of this system please read this User Guide, so you can understand the feature of our ezRAID3. Once again thank you fro chooisng DATOptic Inc.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: For the latest list of supported third-party hard disk drives and host bus adapters, refer to http://www.steelvine.com Configuration Prerequisites SATA Host Connections This guide assumes that you have already attached the SteelVine Storage Reference Design to a host computer that has been installed with the SV-HBA3124 or SV-HBA3132 host controller or another third party SATA host controller with Port Multiplier (PM) support.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 storage device from your host computer system. Once the physical USB device is disconnected, any volumes that are associated with that device will become unavailable. On Windows systems, the SteelVine Manager GUI and daemon software must be stopped before any devices can be disconnected. Windows Systems 1) Close the SteelVine Manager GUI and exit the icon in the Notification Tray.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 ATAPI Device Limitations The following limitations apply when connecting an ATAPI device to a SATA port of the SteelVine storage processor: x ATAPI devices are only supported in the JBOD mode; they are not supported in virtual drive configurations. x The GUI communication requires that the SteelVine storage processor be configured as JBOD with a hard disk drive connected to SATA port 0 and an ATAPI device connected to SATA port 1.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2 Getting Started Starting the SteelVine Manager Before you begin, be sure that the SteelVine Manager software has been installed according to the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide for your host computer type. MS Windows Click Start Æ Program Files Æ Silicon Image Æ 57XX SteelVine Æ SteelVineManager. Once started, the SteelVine Manager Application icon can be found in the Notification Tray located at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Select menu options and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SteelVine Storage Reference Designs. When prompted, enter the administrative password (default password is admin). Mac OS X The SteelVine Manager software is installed in the Applications > Utilities > SteelVine folder. Before the SteelVine Manager starts, the launch sequence searches for an active daemon and launches it if the daemon is not active. 1.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Enter the system administrator (root) password and click OK. 4. A notice appears as the launch sequence attempts to start the daemon. Click OK. If the daemon fails to start, an error appears. Follow the recommendations in the error message to correct the problem. 5. Monitor the status of SteelVine Storage Reference Designs on the Status window. 6.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Linux Use the following procedure to launch the SteelVine Manager on a Linux system. 1. Change to the directory in which the SteelVine Manager GUI and daemon software was installed (such as /usr/local/SiliconImage) 2. Start the daemon by entering the command: ./SiI57XX -e 3. Open a new terminal window and start the GUI by entering the command: .
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Introducing the SteelVine Manager The SteelVine Manager starts with the Status window visible so you can monitor the SteelVine Storage Reference Designs. The Status-only mode is entered when the rotary switch is in the JBOD, BIG, FAST, SAFE, SAFE33, or SAFE50 mode. In Status only mode, you are not permitted to change the configuration from the GUI. The only possible way to change the configuration is to change the rotary switch setting.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Status Cells Description Drive S/N Shows the unique serial number assigned by the disk manufacturer. Exp. S/N Shows the expected serial number. The SteelVine Storage Reference Design compares the expected and actual drive serial numbers to detect when a drive’s status changes. Security Shows the status of the Drive Locking security feature (refer to Chapter 10 Drive Locking on page 66 (not implemented yet).
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 5 - Action Menu on the Status Window These selections are only available if one or more SAFE volumes have been configured on the system.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3 Basic Configuration This section describes the Basic Configuration Wizard and explains how to configure volumes (virtual drives). A Look at the Basic Configuration Wizard The SteelVine Storage Processors provide several methods for defining the configuration. When the rotary switch (found on the back of the device) is set outside the visible presets [SAFE, SAFE33, SAFE50, FAST, BIG or JBOD], the Basic Configuration Wizard is accessible from the Status Window.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Storage Policy Drive Graph Volume List Figure 11 - Basic Configuration Wizard Table 7 - Sections of the Basic Configuration Wizard Wizard Section Description Storage Policy Identifies available SteelVine Storage Policies to assign to the SteelVine Storage Reference Design configuration. Volume List Shows Volume, Mode (storage policy), and Size details for logical volumes.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 9 - Command Buttons on the Basic Configuration Wizard Button Label Description To Advanced Mode Opens the Advanced Configuration Wizard. This option is only available if the Advanced Configuration mode is enabled for you system. If you are using a SATA host connection, this option is only available if your SATA controller is PM-aware. For more information, refer to Customizing the SteelVine Manager on page 82.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Configure Volumes Note: Before reconfiguring the SteelVine Storage Reference Design, you must delete any previously defined partitions. See Partition a Volume for details. 1. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button to open the Basic Configuration Wizard. 2. When prompted, enter the administrator password. The default password is admin.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Select a storage policy in the Storage Policy frame. 3 Table 10 - Basic Mode Policies Policy Description JBOD (bypass) Creates a logical volume for each physical hard drive. Available only for SATA host controllers that provide Port Multiplier support, and only available for the top-level node of a cascaded configuration. SAFE (RAID 1) Creates one volume. One hard drive mirrors the other.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4. When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss, click Yes to accept the configuration. 5. Select Save to Config File from the File menu or click the Write configuration for system to a file toolbar button to save the configuration.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6. Click Apply to create the selected configuration, close the Wizard, and display the volumes in the Status Window (may take up to one minute to display). 7. Partition the configured volumes to complete the implementation. Refer to Chapter 5 Partitioning Volumes for details.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4 Advanced Configuration This section describes how to use the Advanced Configuration Wizard to apply more than one storage policy to volumes on the SteelVine Storage Reference Design. This mode is entered by selecting the GUI-only position on the rotary switch, if the Advanced Configuration feature is enabled for your system (refer to Chapter 1 Introducing the SteelVine Storage Appliance).
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: You cannot combine the JBOD and SAFE storage policies. A JBOD volume consumes one entire drive and a SAFE volume requires one drive for the volume and a second drive for its mirror twin. You also cannot combine the JBOD and FAST storage policies. JBOD consumes an entire drive and a Fast volume requires two drives for striping.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 11 - Sections of the Advanced Configuration Wizard Section Description Storage Policy Shows the available SteelVine Storage Policies that you can assign to volumes. The options are enabled after you create a new volume or select an existing volume to edit. Drive Graph Displays disk space for each hard drive. All space allocated to the same volume appears in a matching color.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 13 - Command Buttons on the Advanced Configuration Wizard Button Description To Basic Mode Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard. When configuring a volume (create a new volume or edit a selected volume) Update Volume Applies the selected storage policy to the selected portion of a hard drive as a proposed configuration. Cancel Aborts the in-progress changes and returns the Wizard to the point where you can perform different advanced configuration functions.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Configure Multiple Volumes The Advanced Configuration Wizard allows many combinations of storage policies and capacities. This procedure illustrates modifying a basic BIG configuration so that it contains two volumes, one BIG and one FAST, that use capacity on two drives. The same sequence of steps applies to any combination you choose to implement; only the storage policy and capacity allocation vary for different configuration options.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. From the Basic Configuration Wizard, click “To Advanced Mode” to open the Advanced Configuration Wizard.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Select the BIG Volume 0 in the volume list and click the Edit Selected Volume toolbar button.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4. Move the slider below Drive 0 to the left to change the BIG volume’s capacity allocation from the entire hard drive to a portion of the drive. This frees capacity for the second volume. Move slider Tip: Click to the right or left of the slider within the slider’s channel to make half-GB changes.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 5. Click Update Volume.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6. Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button. Cross-hatches identify allocated space for updated volumes (not yet saved). Light solid colors identify unallocated disk space.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 7. Select the FAST radio button in the Storage Policy section. Note: Only the Storage Policies that are supported by your specific SteelVine Storage Processor chip-type will appear in the list. 8. Select the Use check box below both Drive 0 and Drive 1 because FAST volumes are striped across two hard drives. 9. Verify the sliders below both drives automatically moved all the way to the right to allocate the remaining capacity on the two drives to the FAST volume.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 11. Click the Write Configuration for System to a File toolbar button to Save a Configuration File.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 12. Click Apply to create the multi-volume configuration, close the Wizard, and display the volumes in the Status Window (within approximately one minute). 13. Partition the configured volumes to complete the implementation. See Chapter 5, Partitioning Volumes for details.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 5 Partitioning Volumes This section explains how to partition volumes after configuring them in the SteelVine Manager GUI. You must partition volumes for the host computer’s operating system before you can store data on the volumes. Refer to the operating system’s documentation for further guidance. Partition a Volume MS Windows Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and delete previously defined SteelVine Storage Reference Design partitions.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. Select Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager. This example illustrates the BIG storage policy, which concatenates the capacity of all hard drives connected to the SteelVine Storage Reference Design. Every disk should appear with the word “Basic”, a size value that shows the available storage capacity, and a status of “Online”. Instead of Basic, a disk could appear Unknown, Dynamic, or Not Initialized.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Right-click the configured disk’s unallocated space and select New Partition. If the New Partition option is not available, select the disk and initialize it first. To do this, right-click on the disk item and select "Initialize Disk". 4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next. 6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next. 8. Name and format the partition and click Next.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 9. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition. 10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SteelVine Manager GUI.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Mac OS X Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and drag the old drive to the trash to un-mount previously defined SteelVine Storage Reference Design partition. If no hard drives are connected to the Storage Appliance, the SteelVine Processor disk (8.0 GB Config Disk Media) will appear. Do not remove or modify that partition. After you configure and partition the new volumes, restore the backed-up data to the new configuration. 1.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field. 7. Click the Partition button. 8. Click Partition to acknowledge the warning. Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The icon is labeled with the partition name. 9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SteelVine Manager GUI. Remember, do not partition the disk that represents the SteelVine processor.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 6 Version 1.0 View Policy Settings Overview The Policy Settings dialog allows you to view the current settings for Rebuild and Verify operations for SAFE volumes, including: Init Rebuild: Defines whether to automatically copy (mirror) the contents of Disk 0 to Disk 1 whenever a new SAFE volume configuration is created. When this policy is “Enabled”, the data from Disk 0 will be automatically copied (mirrored) to Disk 1. When this policy is “Disabled”, no automatic copy is performed.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. When prompted, enter the administrator password. The default password is admin. 3. The Policy Settings dialog shown below will appear. For more information about how manually rebuild and verify a SAFE volume, refer to Chapter 7, Rebuild & Schedule Disk Verify.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 7 Version 1.0 Rebuild & Schedule Drive Verify This chapter describes the procedures for the following procedures: x x x Manually start or abort a Rebuild operation Manually start or abort a Verify operation Schedule or modify an automatic Rebuild operation Note: This set of features is only enabled when at least one SAFE volume exists. Start Rebuild If the hard drive should fail in any way, the SteelVine Manager is set up by default to automatically begin the rebuild process.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Verify Rebuild To confirm that the two hard disks that comprise a SAFE volume are exact copies, you can also execute a Verify Disk task manually. When the SteelVine Storage Reference Design is powered on and you select “Start Verify”, there is a 60 second delay. The “Start Verify” selection will be disabled during this time. Otherwise, if the drive is in normal or verify abort mode, you can manually start the verify operation.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Abort Verify To abort a verify process, select Action Æ Abort Verify. The verify process will be terminated. This selection is only available when a verify process is active. Schedule Drive Verify Create a New Schedule The SteelVine Manager software is set up to automatically verify the rebuild of a hard disk drive. However, you can also create a verification schedule at your discretion. The schedule can be set for daily, weekly, or monthly. The default setting is weekly.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Modify/Delete Verification Schedule You can modify or delete an existing schedule by selecting the desired radio button, then changing the parameters and clicking the OK button.
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ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. The Email Notification setup screen show below will appear. Setting-up Email Notification 1. Enter the hostname or IP address of the SMTP server. If you leave this blank, the SteelVine Manager will perform a DNS lookup and will attempt to find the address of the SMTP server automatically. 2. Enter the SMTP Server Port number or use the default value of Port 25. 3.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4. Click on the “Test Email” button at the bottom of the screen to verify that you have correctly set-up the email portions of this feature. You may need some assistance from your network administrators if you have any problems. 5.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI x Version 1.0 Click on the “Accept” button to complete the change. Receiving an Email Notification When one of the conditions/situations occurs, a pop-up dialog appears on the host computer stating that an email message has been sent. Note: You must click ‘OK’ to remove the pop-up from the screen.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: The actual appearance of this message will vary depending on the type of e-mail client software that you are using on your computer system.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 9 Version 1.0 Pop-Up Error Notification Overview You can enable or disable the Error Popup Notification. The default setting is that this feature is enabled and set to display for 30 seconds. Popup messages can appear for up to 60 seconds. To set the option for manual closure of the pop-up window, set the seconds to “0”. This will keep the pop-up window from closing until you click OK to dismiss the pop-up message.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 10 Drive Locking Overview (not implemented yet) The Drive Locking feature allows you to protect the contents of all of the hard drives that are connected to your SteelVine Storage Reference Design. By entering a password that you define, you can prevent any unauthorized users from accessing your data.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Drive Locking Icon 2. Enter the Administrative password for your system (the default password is admin). 3. One of the following Drive Locking dialogs will appear, depending on whether you have configured any volumes as JBOD. The various radio buttons and pre-selected items will vary depending on the current Drive Locking state of the hard drive(s). 4. Select the radio button for the operation you wish to perform, and then click the Apply button.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Choose and enter any password (up to 32 characters) in the first edit box, and re-enter that same password in the second edit box. For privacy purposes, a series of asterisk (*) characters will appear in place of your password. You can also use the check-box to indicate whether security can be disabled and then re-enabled with a new password. To preserve the integrity of your original password, this check-box should remain unchecked.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 A confirmation dialog will appear indicating that your hard drives have been successfully unlocked. Secure Erase and Unlock Drives This option is only available when the security feature is enabled and the hard drives have been locked, and it should only be used when you have forgotten the password that you used to lock the drives.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 To disable security, click on the “Disable Security” button. Another confirmation is required to verify that you really want to disable security.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 11 Backup Button Overview The Backup Button feature allows you to launch a pre-selected third-party software application by pressing a special-purpose push-button on the SteelVine Storage Reference Design (different from the mode change push-button used to create a new Storage Policy). Direct support is available for the Retrospect Express backup application from EMC Corporation (version 6.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 EMC Retrospect Express If you have already installed the EMC Retrospect Express application on your computer, that backup application package will appear in the drop-down list in the Backup Button dialog. You can then select the EMC Retrospect Express item from that list. Click on the Apply button to apply your selection.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Click on the application program or command file that you want to associate with the Backup Button, and then click on the “Open” button. The full pathname of that application program will be added to the drop-down list in the previous dialog. Click on the “Apply” button to save that association. It is possible to add any number of application programs to the dropdown list, although only one application program can be the active selection.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 12 Version 1.0 Administering the SteelVine Manager This section explains how to perform administrative functions in the SteelVine Manager. Changing the Administrative Password The SteelVine Manager restricts configuration access with a password prompt. The password information is stored locally on the host running the daemon. The default password is admin. See to the Manage the Client Connection Daemon section for a description of the daemon. 1.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Manage Configuration Files The Configuration Wizard provides menus and toolbar buttons to manage configuration files. x The Read Config File command in the File menu imports a configuration file so that the user can restore a previously saved configuration (storage policy). This feature will only be available in the GUI Only mode on the rotary switch.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Save a Configuration File 1. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button to open the Basic Configuration Wizard. 2. Select Save to Config File from the File menu. 3. Navigate to the appropriate directory, enter a file name in the File Name text box, and click Save.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Manage the Client Connection to the Daemon The SteelVine Manager software consists of two modules: x Daemon: a background process that establishes communication with the SteelVine Storage Processors (implemented as a Service on Windows platforms) x SteelVine Manager GUI: an application that provides the graphical user interface The daemon monitors the status of the SteelVine Storage Reference Design.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Set Up a Remote Connection 1. In the Status Window, select Change Connection from the File menu. 2. Enter the host name or IP address of the host computer on which the daemon is installed and enter the default port number of 51116. 3. Click OK. 2 3 The user interface establishes the requested connection and displays information gathered by the remote daemon in the Status Window. Note: The host name or IP address is not saved across sessions. Install New Firmware 1.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. Enter the current password (or use admin if you have not changed the default password) and click OK. The Firmware Selection dialog shows all of the top-level SteelVine Storage Reference Designs that are attached to the host, the integrated circuit (IC) revision, and the current firmware installed on each Storage Appliance. 3 4 5 3. Select the SteelVine Storage Reference Design that requires a firmware upgrade. 4.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Install New SteelVine Manager Software Before you install new software, uninstall the current version. The un-installation process stops the daemon so it can be removed along with the user interface. The new version of the daemon starts automatically when you install new software. Uninstall Current Software MS Windows 1. Exit the SteelVine Manager GUI. 2. From the Windows taskbar, select Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. 3.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Mac OS X 1. Optionally move saved .xml configuration files from the Applications > Utilities > SteelVine > SteelVine Manager folder to another location. 2. Drag the Applications > Utilities > SteelVine folder to the trash to remove the GUI modules and supporting files. 3. Drag the Library > StartupItems > SteelVineDaemon folder to the trash to remove the daemon startup scripts.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 13 Version 1.0 Customizing the SteelVine Manager Editing the UserConfig.xml File The UserConfig.xml file is used to define the Status Screen Title Bar and allow configuration of the Policy Change as well as the Advanced Configuration features. The UserConfig.xml file can be found in the following location: C:\Program Files\Silicon Image\57xx SteelVine\SiI Config. To edit this file, right-click on the file name, move the mouse to Open With, and select Notepad.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 The “StatusScreenTitleBar” item is used to change the Product Name that appears at the top of the GUI. To change this field, replace the string that says “57XX SteelVine Manager” with your desired product name.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 The “SysFanSpeedLo”, “SysFanSpeedHi”, “PwSupFanSpeedLo” and “PwSupFanSpeedHi” keywords allow you define the high and low threshold values for the system and power supply fans, measured in tachometer clicks per revolution. Any values that are detected outside of these ranges will cause the SteelVine Manager Status Window to indicate those values as warning conditions.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 14 Version 1.0 Monitor and Troubleshooting This section describes options you can use to monitor and troubleshoot the SteelVine Storage Reference Design. Monitor the SteelVine Storage Reference Design Monitor Drive Status The color of the drives and the labels in the Status Window indicate the state of the drive.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 14 - Color Codes and Labels for Drive Status Color Label Definition Resolution Green Normal Drive is active. No action is needed. Gray or Red Unplugged Needs Rebuild Use Bigger Drive Red Mismatch Not Readable Unavailable Drive is offline. The color is initially gray, and may turn red after writing to a SAFE volume. Drive is in a failed state. Data was written to a SAFE50, SAFE33 or SAFE volume while the drive was offline.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Monitor Fan Status The SteelVine Storage Reference Design uses the following colors and values to indicate fan status. Table 16 - Color Codes for Fan Status Color Value Definition Resolution Green Normal Both system and power supply fans are functioning within limits. None required. Red System The system fan is not spinning or is spinning slower than expected. Red PS The power supply fan is not spinning or is spinning slower than expected.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 The Event Log screen displays a list of events in a table format of columns and rows. x Date displays the date and time of the event. x Box SN and Drive SN display the respective serial numbers for the event. x Drive Manufacturer displays vendor information. x Message gives an event description. 2. Click Refresh to update the log or click Close to close the log.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Troubleshooting Table 18 - Troubleshooting Suggestions Problem Resolution LEDs Confirm power at the outlet, verify power connection, and try an alternate power cable. System LED is off. Install new firmware. Drive 1 or Drive 2 LED is blinking. Evaluate the drive for failure and replace if needed. See HBA connection below. Drive 1 or Drive 2 LED is on continuously. A SAFE volume is rebuilding on the drive. Fan System fan is not running.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Verify HBA BIOS recognizes the empty SteelVine Storage Reference Design enclosure. Before editing SteelVine virtual volumes in the Configuration Wizard, use the operating system’s Disk Manager to delete partitions on the volume. Ensure that the SATA HBA driver is current. The SV-HBA3124 and SV-HBA3132 host drivers are available at www.steelvine.com. Operating system does not recognize SteelVine virtual volumes. Troubleshoot driver: x Verify driver active status.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Appendix A File System Expansion for Windows Overview This appendix describes the procedures needed with Microsoft Windows for expanding file systems that have been created on volumes that have increased in size, while preserving all of your existing data.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. At a command prompt, type diskpart. 3. Type list volume to display the existing volumes on the computer. 4. Type select volume where “” is number of the volume that you want to extend. In this case that will be “2”. 5. Type extend 6. Type exit to quit Diskpart.exe The volume size will be updated to reflect the expanded physical storage capacity while maintaining all of the existing data that is stored on the volume.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: Before the hard drive partition/volume has been extended the “152.67GB Unallocated” was not accessible for data usage. After using the diskpart utility to extend the hard drive partition/volume capacity, the Windows host side matches the virtual hard drive partition/volume created in the SteelVine Manager. For more information about the diskpart utility, please see the documentation on Microsoft's website at: http://www.microsoft.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Appendix B File System Expansion for Macintosh Overview This appendix describes the procedures needed with Apple Mac OS X for expanding file systems that have been created on volumes that have increased in size, while preserving all of your existing data. After you have added more hard disk drives to increase the storage capacity of a BIG volume, you must use the supplemental procedure described below to allow the expanded capacity to be recognized by Mac OS X.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI 2. Version 1.0 Click on the volume that you want to extend, then click on Repartition button on the bottom.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Now click on the Resize button on the bottom 4. Now move the slider all the way to the right within the Resize dialog box. (Maximum resize) Once you click on Start, it will execute the volume resize request. The new storage capacity will be added to the existing drive while maintaining the data on the volume.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Appendix C File System Expansion for Linux Overview This appendix describes the procedures needed with Linux for expanding file systems that have been created on volumes that have increased in size, while preserving all of your existing data. After you have added more hard disk drives to increase the storage capacity of a BIG volume, you must use the supplemental procedure described below to allow the expanded capacity to be recognized by Linux.
ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. Type print within the parted console to bring up the volume and disk information. (parted) print Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-800000.000 megabytes Disk label type: msdos Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags 1 0.063 400000.000 primary ext2 3. Use the resize command extend the size of volume 1 listed above. (parted) resize 1 0.063 400000 4. Type print to verify the resize of volume 1. (parted) print Disk geometry for /dev/hdc: 0.000-800000.
