Use the following procedure to ensure that an increase in the logical drive capacity of a standard logical drive is recognized by a host running NetWare 5.1.
If an increase in capacity for a standard logical drive is performed, the host will not immediately recognize the increase in logical drive capacity. A new partition must be created and added to the existing partition to enable the increase in capacity.
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Start the storage management software. Result: The Enterprise Management Window is displayed. |
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Launch an Subsystem Management Window using one of the following methods:
Result: The Subsystem Management Window is opened in a separate window. |
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Within the Logical View of the Subsystem Management Window, select a standard logical drive and increase its capacity using one of the following methods:
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Press Ctrl + Esc and select Server Console. Result: The server console prompt is displayed. |
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Run the hot_add Once logical drives have been created and logical drive-to-LUN mappings have been defined, this utility is run to ensure that the operating system is aware of the newly created logical drives, without having to completely reboot the system. |
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At the server console prompt, type the following, then press Enter: nwconfig Result: The Configuration Options menu is displayed. |
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From the Configuration Options menu, choose Standard Disk Options and then Modify Disk Partitions and Hot Fix. Result: A list of existing partitions appears together with the Disk Options menu. If you have more than one disk, the Available Devices list is displayed. If this list is displayed, select the disk to be partitioned. |
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Select the Create NetWare Disk Partition option. Result: A screen containing disk partition and Hot Fix information, with their default values is displayed. |
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Accept the default settings for the partition or enter new values as required. Adjust the Hot Fix fields as required. |
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Press Esc or F10 to save the new disk partition. When the confirmation dialog is displayed, select Yes and press Enter. Result: The new partition is created and a Logical ID is assigned. |
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Press Esc to display the Available Devices list. |
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Press Esc to display Available Disk Options. |
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Press Insert or F3 to select the Add/View/Modify Segment option. Result: A list of existing logical drive disk segments is displayed. |
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Select the free space to be added to the logical drive from the available list. |
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Select the Make a Logical Drive Segment option, then press Enter. |
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Choose the Make Segment Part of Another Logical Drive option, and press Enter. Result: The Logical Drive Disk Segment List is displayed with the new segment listed, showing the name of the logical drive you assigned to the segment. Note: The status N indicates that it is a new segment. |
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Verify that the segment size and the logical drive that it will be added to are correctly displayed in the Logical Drive Disk Segment List. If correct, press Esc or F10. |
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Continue to press Esc to exit nwconfig and return to the server console. |
Increase Logical Drive Capacity: Additional Instructions