Infortrend RAID Controller Manual

6.6 Partitioning a Logical Drive/Logical
Volume
Partitioning, as well as the creation of logical volume, are not the
requirement for creating a RAID system. Processes necessary for
partitioning a logical drive are the same as those for partitioning a
logical volume.
Press ENT for two seconds to enter the
Main Menu. Press ▼ or ▲ to select
"View and Edit Logical Volume," then
press ENT.
Press ▼ or ▲ to select a logical volume,
then press ENT.
Press ▼ or ▲ to select “Partition
Logical Volume,” then press ENT.
The current partition size of this logical
volume will be displayed. Press ENT
for two seconds to change the partition
size of this logical volume.
The current partition’s information will
be displayed on the LCD. Use ▼ or ▲ to
change the number of the flashing digit,
(see the arrow mark) then press ENT to
move to the next digit. After changing
all the digits, press ENT for two
seconds to confirm the capacity of this
partition.
The rest of the drive space will be
automatically allocated as the last
partition. You may go on to create up to
8 partitions using the same method as
described above.
Press ESC for several times to go back to
the main menu.
IMPORTANT!
View and Edit
Logical Volume ↕
LV=0 ID=685AE502
2021MB DRV=1
Partition
Logical Volume..
LV=0 Part=0:
2021MB
LV=0 Part=0:
2021MB
LV=0 Part=0:
700MB ?
LG=0 Partition=1
1321MB ?
• The basic read/write unit of a hard drive is a block. If the drive members in one
logical drive have different block numbers (capacity), the minimum block number
among all the member drives will be chosen as the maximum block number of the
RAID configuration.
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