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DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
Creating and Managing Arrays & Partitions
5.3 Managing Partitions
The SAM software lets you manage partitions in a variety of ways... You
can:
• Add a partition (see page 80)
• Expand a partition (see page 81)
5.3.1 Understanding Partitions
The partitions discussed here are logical subdivisions of an array to
which you can assign a LUN. You can add, expand, rename, change the
LUN, and delete partitions using SAM. This type of partition is not the
same as a partition you create with your operating system or third party
tools.
You can create an array with one or more partitions, each of which is
assigned a LUN. Using multiple partitions lets you create one very large
array making efficient use of your disk drives. For example, you could
create one very large RAID 5 array and assign one dedicated spare to
the array. This minimizes the amount of disk space allocated to parity
and spares compared to the space required if you created five or six
smaller RAID 5 arrays.
You can give each partition a name. We recommend assigning names
that indicate how the partition will be used. For example, if the first
partition will be used to store your customer database, give it a name
like: cust_database.
When you create an array, you can set how many partitions you want
and their sizes. If the total size of the partitions equals the size of the
array, you will not have any free space as shown in Figure 52. In this
example, partitions are equal in size and use all of the array’s space
.
You can also create fewer partitions that do not equal the array’s size.
That would leave free space in which you can add or expand partitions
later as shown in Figure 53.
Figure 52. Array after creating five partitions
Partition 1 Partition 2 Partition 3 Partition 4 Partition 5
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