Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Manage Unassigned Disks

Manage Unassigned Disks assigns disks to an existing disk folder. A RAID rebalance is required to complete managing disks.

1. If the Dell Storage Manager Client is connected to a Data Collector, select a Storage Center from the Storage view.
2. Click the Storage tab.
3. In the Storage tab navigation pane, expand Disks, then select an unassigned disk folder.
   The Disk Folder view is displayed.
4. Click Manage Unassigned Disks.
   The Manage Unassigned Disks dialog box opens.
5. From the Disk Folder drop-down menu, select a disk folder.
6. In the Unassigned Disks pane, select the disks to be assigned.
7. To schedule a RAID rebalance select one of the following options.
   • To start a RAID rebalance after creating the disk folder, select Perform RAID rebalance immediately.
   • To schedule a RAID rebalance for a later time, select Schedule RAID rebalance then select a date and time.
8. To skip the RAID rebalance, select I will start RAID rebalance later.
   NOTE:To use all available space, perform a RAID rebalance.
9. Click OK.