Set The Member Raid Policy - Dell EqualLogic PS4210 Installation And Setup Manual

PS4210 Installation Guide

Set the Member RAID Policy

The storage space in a new group member (array) is not available until you configure a RAID
policy on the member.
A RAID policy consists of a RAID level and a spare disk configuration. When you select a
RAID policy, the member's disks are automatically configured with the selected RAID level and
the appropriate number of spare disks.
If you used the Remote Setup wizard to create a group, the RAID policy for the first member is
set according to your RAID policy selection when configuring the software, and the storage is
ready to use. See Storage Allocation on page
If you used the utility to create or expand a group, or added the array to an existing group
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with the Remote Setup wizard, you must set the RAID policy for the group member.
Use either the Group Manager command line interface (CLI) or the graphical user interface
(GUI) to set the RAID policy.
Using the CLI to Set the RAID Policy
To use the Group Manager CLI to set the RAID policy for a new group member:
1. Log in to the group, if you are not already logged in. (After the
will still be logged in to the group.) Use one of the following methods to connect to the group:
– Serial connection to a member. See Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array on page
– Telnet or ssh connection to the group IP address.
2. At the login prompt, enter the
when creating the group.
3. At the Group Manager command prompt, enter the following command to specify RAID 6, or
RAID6-accelerated (available XS array models only), RAID 10, or RAID 50 for the
variable:
member select member_name raid-policy policy
For example, the following command configures member1 with RAID 6:
member select member1 raid-policy raid6
Using the Group Manager GUI to Set the RAID Policy
For the latest information on browser support for the Group Manager GUI, see the PS Series
Release Notes.
After you add a member to a PS Series group, you must set the RAID policy for the member and
choose the storage pool. The storage in the member is available after you set the RAID policy.
To use the GUI to set the RAID policy for a members, use the following procedure:
Procedure
1. Click and then click the group name t o open the Group Summary window.
Group
2. Expand and then double-click the member name. The GUI shows whether a member
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is configured or not.
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