Sun preconfigures logical drives on the array before shipment. Read these instructions only if the array is not already configured or if you want to completely remove the existing configuration and start over. If you want to change portions of the existing configuration, see the topics under Updating/Changing Your Storage.
The Custom Configure function gives you multiple choices for configuring or reconfiguring logical drives and logical volumes with varying RAID levels. It also gives you the option of adding newly created logical drives to logical volumes.
NOTE: Logical volumes are unsuited to some modern configurations such as Sun Cluster environments, and do not work in those configurations. Use logical drives instead.
CAUTION: On UNIX systems, before adding new logical drives to existing configurations, you must
unmount any files systems that are attached to the array.
To quickly configure all of the storage attached to an array controller using one RAID level, see Using Standard Configuration
- Log in as an ssconfig user
.
- Select the desired RAID controller in the main window.
- Select Configuration > Custom Configure. The Custom Configuration Options window is displayed.
Custom Configuration Options
New Configuration
Configures new logical drives with
varying RAID levels and other RAID parameters and enables you to add
the newly created logical drives to logical volumes. The New Configuration
command erases the previous configuration on an array controller. For
more information, see New
Configuration.
Add LDs/LVs to the Current Configuration
Adds new logical drives/logical
volumes to an existing configuration. This command does not erase the
other configured logical drives on the controller. For more information,
see Add
LDs/LVs to the Current Configuration.
Dynamically Grow and/or Reconfigure LDs/LVs
Enables you to expand the capacity
of logical drives and logical volumes, add SCSI drives to existing logical
drives and logical volumes, and copy and replace all member drives with
drives of higher capacity. For more information, see Dynamically
Grow and/or Reconfigure LDs/LVs.
Make or Change Standby Drives
Adds one or more new standby drives to be associated with the array controller.
For more information, see Make
or Change Standby Drives.
Change Host LUN Assignments
Enables you to assign logical drives, logical volumes and partitions to a host channel. For more information, see Changing
Host LUN Assignments.
Change Controller Parameters
Enables you to modify controller parameters.
For more information, see Change
Controller Parameters.
Manage Existing LDs/LVs and Partitions
Enables you to delete individual logical drives and logical volumes
and create/delete partitions from existing logical drives and logical
volumes. For more information, see Deleting
a Logical Drive or Logical Volume, Partitioning
an Existing Logical Drive or Logical Volume, and Deleting
a Partition.
Configure Web Server
NOTE: This feature requires Sun
StorEdge Enterprise Storage Manager Topology Reporter software.
Enables you to configure a web server so
you can manage/monitor an array through a web browser. For more information,
see Managing Storage Through the Web.