Configuring Your Storage System - Intel D39172-003 User Manual

Note: If you have four disks that are not the same size, it is recommended that you put disks close

Configuring Your Storage System

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in size in slots 1 and 2.
For example, if one disk is 100 GB, one disk is 200 GB, one disk is 300 GB, and one disk
is 400 GB, it is recommended that you put the 100-GB disk in slot 1 and the 200-GB disk
in slot 2 (rather than putting the 100-GB disk in slot 1 and the 300- or 400-GB disk in slot
2). This ensures that, if you choose a RAID 10 configuration when you subsequently
configure the storage system, the amount of disk space available for data is maximized.
For more information about disk configurations, refer to
To initialize the hard disks:
1. Click Start.
The firmware is uploaded to the hard disks. When this process is complete, the storage
system restarts.
Note: The operating system and storage system software are installed on each disk
in your storage system to ensure that the failure or removal of any one disk
will not cause the entire storage system to fail.
2. Close the browser window.
After the system has restarted, you can perform initial configuration (as described in
"Configuring Your Storage System" on page
Once your storage system has been initialized (as described in
System" on page 14), follow these steps to run the System Setup wizard and perform the
necessary initial configuration:
1. If you have not already installed the Storage System Console, install it (as described
in "Logging in to the Manager" on page
Console" on page 19).
In the left pane, click the name of the storage system. (If you're using both Ethernet
ports, the name of the storage system appears twice in the left pane. You can click
either one.) Then click Log On Storage System Manager.
The welcome page appears:
"Levels of RAID" on page
21).
"Initializing your Storage
27) and start it (as described in
Getting Started
169.
"Starting the
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