Growing a volume on a H/W RAID

Hi,
we are using a 3ware RAID controller with 16 ports. Initially we did not use all ports but have now bumped the RAID5 array up to 14 drives +1 spare. The migration of the Array went fine and the web interface for the controller is showing a total of 4.7 TB for the array as opposeed to about 2.6 TB before.
How do I access this extra storage in open-e? The disk manager reports the unit at 2.6 TB and I don't see an option to detect additional space.
What am I missing here? :confused: Was I wrong in thinking that units can be extended that easily? Do I need to reboot??? I do not have access to the console (but could arrange for that) to find out if that provides me with an option to grow a unit or vg.

Thanks for any help!
Henning

Go to Console and enter ctrl. + alt. + x for Extended tools then select PV Resize, now you will see the added capacity select it - this will present itself in the GUI under the Unit Manager. Now you can add the new capacity to your existing Volume Group or create a new Volume Group.

Thank you for the quick answer which I just wished I had read earlier. Now I cannot access the NAS until Tuesday...

Is it not possible to do these things via the SSH connection? If not, what is the purpose in restricting this to the console?

Thanks and best regards,
Henning

Please go to Setup - Administration under Function: Remote access.
Please read manual for complete discription.

Using this function, you can administrate console tools remotely by ssh protocol
(secure shell). Default user is “cli” and you cannot change it, but password can
be change.
Allow IP:
You can assign IP addresses (separated by a semicolon) that are granted to
NAS remote access. The field left blank means no restriction.
Set port:
Default port is 22222 for security reasons, because high ports are invisible for
port scanners. You can change it only from range 1024-65535 except ports
already used.
To connect to NAS from Linux/MacOSX systems use:
ssh -2 -p 22222 -l cli address_ip
• option: -2 is a version of ssh protocol used for connection.
• option: -p is a port for Remote Access.
• option: -l is a user (default:cli).
• option: address_ip is a address of NAS you want to connect to.
You will be ask for a password you entered on NAS for Remote Access.
To connect to NAS from Microsoft Windows, download free ssh client Putty
(www.putty.nl).
• in hostname input: enter IP address of NAS.
• in port input: enter port for Remote Access.
• in protocol: choose SSH.
Enter login “cli” and password for this user when you connected to NAS.
Password:
Length of password is minimum 8 characters. Be sure to use strong passwords.
Confirm password. Please retype your new password.
Password cannot contain:
• characters: ' " ` ^ & $ # [ ] \/ | *
• spaces.