Modifying Logical Drives (migrating)

The Migrate Logical Drive action enables you to

Note: Most operating systems of today support Online Capacity Expansion (OCE). OCE means that the additional capacity after a logical drive has been expanded can be used without rebooting the system. Details on the additional storage capacity are provided in the documentation for your operating system.

To make a modification select a logical drive () in the tree structure and start the Migrate logical drive action (via the pulldown menu of the Actions button or with a right mouse click). A dialog box is opened which contains Parameters and Layout.

  1. Select the new RAID type in the pulldown menu. The migration options here depend on the RAID controller used.
  2. Under Layout you can – if you are offered the option – expand the capacity by selecting hard disks in the tree structure and adding them to the logical drive using the Add button. You activate your modifications using the Apply button.

After you have pressed the Apply button you must confirm the modifications again. If you quit one of the dialog boxes using Cancel no changes are made.

The following rules apply for modifying a logical drive:

Note: The name of a logical drive can – depending on the controller – be modified in the properties (Settings tab) of the logical drive.