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This results in a new 4-Gigabyte, RAID 5 logical drive composed of
three physical drives. The 4 Gigabytes of increased capacity is in a
new partition.
RAID Expansion - Mode 2 (2/3)
2
Copy and Replace the other member drives one by one
until all the member drives have been replaced
4 GB
New
Drive
2 GB
RAID 5 (4GB)
2 GB
4 GB
In use
Unused
Copy and Replace each member drive. After all the
member drives have been replaced, execute the
“RAID Expansion” to use the additional capacity.
RAID Expansion - Mode 2 (3/3)
3
RAID 5 (4GB)
4 GB
4 GB
4 GB
RAID
Expansion
RAID 5 (8GB)
or
RAID 5 (8GB)
n partitions
Partition
n+1
In use
Unused
After the RAID Expansion, the additional capacity
will appear as another partition. Adding the extra
capacity into the existing partition requires OS
support.