Promise Technology EX8650 Manual De Usuario

Chapter 6: Technology Background

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At this point, you have the choice of:
•

Format the unpartitioned/unformatted capacity as a second logical drive

•

Delete the existing disk array and create a new one in the desired size

If you require a logical drive larger than the maximum expansion size:
1.

Backup the data from the current logical drive.

2.

Delete the current logical drive.
See “Deleting a Logical Drive” on page 67 or page 137.

3.

Create a new logical drive with the desired capacity.
See “Creating a Logical Drive” on page 65 or page 136.

4.

Restore the data to the new logical drive.

8 to 16 TB

16 TB

4096 bytes

4 to 8 TB

8 TB

2048 bytes

2 to 4 TB

4 TB

1024 bytes

up to 2 TB

2 TB

512 bytes