Use the Upgrade Mirror Repository Logical Drives - Introduction dialog to specify where to allocate capacity for the . You can choose from that is available on an existing , or you can choose to create a new array by using any available on your .
Important:
If there is not enough free capacity or unconfigured capacity available on your storage subsystem, you cannot upgrade your
mirror repository logical drives. The node that you select must have a minimum of 256 MB of available capacity.
You must choose where you would like to place the mirror repository logical drives:
Use free capacity on same array (create individual ) – This option is selected if you first highlighted a for an array shown in the Logical pane of the Subsystem Management Window before entering the wizard. A list shows all of
the Free Capacity nodes available for the select array, in addition to showing their capacities and levels. To create the new mirror repository logical drives, select a Free Capacity node, and click Next. The Upgrade Mirror Repository Logical Drives - Preview dialog appears.
Use free capacity on different array (create individual logical drives) – This option becomes available if you highlighted a logical drive in the Logical pane of the Subsystem Management Window
before entering the wizard, and a free capacity node exists on a different array. A list shows all of the available free capacity
nodes. To create the new mirror repository logical drives, select a free capacity node, and click Next. The Upgrade Mirror Repository Logical Drives - Preview dialog appears.
Use unconfigured capacity (create new array) – This option is selected if you first highlighted the unconfigured capacity node in the Logical pane or if you selected
in the Physical pane before entering the wizard. This option is also the default selection if you have unconfigured capacity
on the storage subsystem but do not have free capacity on any existing arrays. To create the new mirror repository logical
drives by using unconfigured capacity, select an unconfigured capacity node, and click Next. The Upgrade Mirror Repository Logical Drives - Create Array dialog appears.
Note:
Multiple unconfigured capacity nodes might appear if your storage subsystem contains mixed . Each disk drive type has an associated unconfigured capacity node if unassigned disk drives are available in the expansion
drawer.