you should use the Dell OpenManage ArrayManager. This Tool is available from the Dell file library for different operating systems.
To Add Array Disks to a Virtual Disk Using Add Member
1.) Right-click a virtual disk.
2.) Click Add Member. A Virtual Disk Add Member dialog box appears. The available disks are listed in the left pane. You can choose appropriate ones to add by selecting them and using the Add Disk button to move them to the right pane.
3.) Choose the RAID level in the pull-down list Virtual Disk Type.
4.) Click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation.
Add Member shows progress information in the right pane. To view the progress, click the parent of the virtual disk. The status of the virtual disk will be Reconstructing, and progress information will display until the Add Member operation is finished. At the end of the operation, the Type category shows the changed RAID level, if the RAID level was changed.
5.) Right-click the computer object in the Array Manager tree view and select Rescan. A rescan is required before the virtual disk can use the extra space. On a Windows system, you also need to reboot the system in order for Windows to have access to the additional storage.
J-R
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May 3rd, 2004 18:00
Hi !
Did you ever had an answer for your question?
I have the same question and never found an answer, so if you had one please tell me.
Thanks
JR
Per_R.
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May 3rd, 2004 21:00
Hi,
you should use the Dell OpenManage ArrayManager. This Tool is available from the Dell file library for different operating systems.
To Add Array Disks to a Virtual Disk Using Add Member
1.) Right-click a virtual disk.
2.) Click Add Member. A Virtual Disk Add Member dialog box appears. The available disks are listed in the left pane. You can choose appropriate ones to add by selecting them and using the Add Disk button to move them to the right pane.
3.) Choose the RAID level in the pull-down list Virtual Disk Type.
4.) Click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation.
Add Member shows progress information in the right pane. To view the progress, click the parent of the virtual disk. The status of the virtual disk will be Reconstructing, and progress information will display until the Add Member operation is finished. At the end of the operation, the Type category shows the changed RAID level, if the RAID level was changed.
5.) Right-click the computer object in the Array Manager tree view and select Rescan. A rescan is required before the virtual disk can use the extra space. On a Windows system, you also need to reboot the system in order for Windows to have access to the additional storage.
Message Edited by Per_R. on 12-11-2005 04:18 PM