American Megatrends StorTrends 3100 User Manual page 78

Step Description
5 Next you will be able to set the RAID50 geometry option. The RAID50 Geometry option is set
to 3x5 (Stripe of three RAID5 sets with each set using five disks) by default. 3x5 is the correct
setting.
Disks: 0123456789ABCDE
Type: RAID50, 3x5
Choose RAID50 Geometry
Stripe of 3 RAID5 Sets
Each Set Using 5 Disks
Press the <ENTER> key to continue.
6 Next you will be able to set the Hot Spare Type for Failover option. The Hot Spare Type for
Failover option is set to Distributed by default. Distributed is the correct setting.
Distributes hot spare space across disks for higher performance
Disks: 0123456789ABCDE
Type: RAID50, 3x5
Hot Spare: Distributed
Select Hot Spare Type for Failover
Distributed
Choose Disks
None
Press the <ENTER> key to continue.
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BC4852 Array Configuration (Build: xx-xxx-xxxxxxx.x)
Arrays
0-00-XXXGB-Empty
1-01-XXXGB-Empty
2-02-XXXGB-Empty
3-03-XXXGB-Empty
4-04-XXXGB-Empty
5-05-XXXGB-Empty
6-06-XXXGB-Empty
Main Menu
7-07-XXXGB-Empty
8-10-XXXGB-Empty
9-11-XXXGB-Empty
A-12-XXXGB-Empty
B-13-XXXGB-Empty
C-14-XXXGB-Empty
D-15-XXXGB-Empty
User Input E-16-XXXGB-Empty
Available Keys
< >=Change Geometry
<Enter>=Complete, <Esc>=Go Back
BC4852 Array Configuration (Build: xx-xxx-xxxxxxx.x)
Arrays
0-00-XXXGB-Empty
1-01-XXXGB-Empty
2-02-XXXGB-Empty
3-03-XXXGB-Empty
4-04-XXXGB-Empty
5-05-XXXGB-Empty
6-06-XXXGB-Empty
Main Menu
7-07-XXXGB-Empty
8-10-XXXGB-Empty
9-11-XXXGB-Empty
A-12-XXXGB-Empty
B-13-XXXGB-Empty
C-14-XXXGB-Empty
D-15-XXXGB-Empty
User Input
E-16-XXXGB-Empty
Available Keys
< >< >< >< >=Choose, <Esc>=Back
<Enter>=Select Menu Item
Disks
Disks