Dell EqualLogic PS4100 Installation And Setup Manual

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Installation and Setup Guide 4 Software ConfigurationIf you used the setup utility to create or expand a group, or added the array to an existing group with the RemoteSetup Wizard, you must set the RAID policy for the group member.Use either the Group Manager command line interface (CLI) or the graphical user interface (GUI) to set theRAID policy.Using the CLI to Set the RAID PolicyTo use the Group Manager CLI to set the RAID policy for a new group member:1. Log in to the group, if you are not already logged in. (After the setup utility completes, you will still belogged in to the group.) Use one of the following methods to connect to the group:– Serial connection to a member. See Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array on page 11.– Telnet or ssh connection to the group IP address.2. At the login prompt, enter the grpadmin account name and the password that you specified when creating thegroup.3. At the Group Manager command prompt, enter the following command, to specify RAID6, , RAID10, orRAID50 for the policy variable:member select member_name raid-policy policyFor example, the following command configures member1 with RAID6:member select member1 raid-policy raid6Using the Group Manager GUI to Set the RAID PolicyFor the latest information on browser support for the Group Manager GUI, see the PS Series Release Notes.After you add a member to a PS Series group, you must set the RAID policy for the member and choose thestorage pool. The storage in the member is available after you set the RAID policy.To use the GUI to set the RAID policy for a member:Procedure1. Click Group and then click the group name to open the Group Summary window.2. Expand Members and then double-click the member name. The GUI shows whether a member is configuredor not.3. Click Yes in the warning dialog to open The Configure Member – General Settings dialog.4. Select the pool and click Next. If prompted, confirm you want to assign the member to the pool.5. Select the RAID policy on the Configure Member – RAID Configuration dialog.6. [Optional] Select Wait until the member storage initialization completes.7. Click Next.8. Click Finish in the Configure Member – Summary dialog.Note: After initial RAID configuration, it takes a few minutes for the Group Manager to display the total usablecapacity. The Group Manager might show a smaller amount until the process is complete.19