Adaptec 7220ss User Guide

Using Adaptec Disk Array Administrator you can manage 
partitions by

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Viewing partition status information. See 

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Adding a partition. See 

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Expanding a partition. See 

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Changing a partition name. See 

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Changing a partition LUN. See 

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Deleting a partition. See 

.

When you create an array, you can choose to make the array all one 
partition or set up the array for multiple partitions. With multiple 
partitions, you create one very large array that makes efficient use 
of your disk drives. For example, one very large RAID 5 array with 
one dedicated spare uses less disk space for parity and spares than 
five or six smaller RAID 5 arrays.

Once you set up an array for multiple partitions, you create each 
partition by setting the partition size and assigning the partition a 
LUN. You can also name each partition. We recommend assigning 
names that indicate how the partition will be used. For example, if 
the first partition will be used to store your customer database, 
give it a name like cust data base.

When you first create an array set up for multiple partitions, all of 
the space on the array is designated as free space as shown in 

Free 
space

Figure 2-1  Array Before Creating Partitions