Properties of Unified Logical Units
This help page provides information to guide you through the procedure to display the properties of unified logical units. It contains the following topics:
The LUN expansion feature provides the capability of combining two or more existing logical units into a single unit. The procedure includes designating a main logical unit and then adding other ("sub") logical units to it. The expanded LUN is called a unified logical unit. LUN expansion can be reversed by removing the last logical unit combined with the main logical unit. The unified logical unit can also be separated back into the original logical units. The procedures for expanding or contracting a logic unit are included below.
To display the properties of a unified logical unit:
In the Arrays window, select the array whose date and time you want to update, and either click Show and Configure Array, or double click the name of the array. The Array window and the Explorer tree are displayed.
In the Explorer tree, expand the Settings menu to show the list of available functions.
In the expanded menu, select LUN Expansion. The LUN Expansion window is displayed.
In the LUN Expansion window, click the name of the unified logical unit whose properties you want to display. The unified logical unit properties window is displayed. It shows the following parameters for the selected unified logic unit.
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Item |
Description |
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LUN |
This shows the name of the unified logical unit. |
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Capacity |
This shows the size in GB of the unified logical unit.. |
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TYPE |
This shows the type of hard drive the logical unit resides on: SATA or SAS. |
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Status |
This shows the status of the unified logical unit: Normal or Alarm. |
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RAID Group
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This shows the name of the RAID group that the unified logical unit is part of. |
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RAID Level
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This shows the RAID level of the unified logical unit. This is RAID6. |
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