Creating A Security Array With New Drives; Security Array With An Existing Data Drive - TYAN TOMCAT I915 User Manual

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3. Exit the FastBuild Utility.
4. Once the array has been created, you must partition and format the array, using your
operating system, as if it were a new single disk drive.
5. Once the arrayed drives have been formatted, proceed to Step 4: Install Software Drivers to
install your operating system and/or FastTrak driver.

4.2.2 Creating a Security Array with New Drives

Use this setting to create a Mirrored (RAID 1) array with two new disk drives. If one of the
drives has data on it, follow the Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive
procedure on the next page.
Under the Security setting in Auto Setup, FastBuild assigns two drives for a single Mirrored
array.
To create an array for data protection using new disk drives, follow these steps:
1. Press the Spacebar to choose Security under the Optimize Array section.
2. Press Ctrl-Y to Save your selection. The window below will appear.
3. Press N for the Create Only option.
When the array is created, the screen will return to the Main Menu.
4. Press Esc to exit the FastBuild Utility.
5. Partition and format the array, using your operating system, as if it were a new single disk
drive.
6. Proceed to Step 4: Install Software Drivers to install your operating system and/or FastTrak
driver.

4.2.3 Security Array with an Existing Data Drive

Use this setting to create a Mirrored (RAID 1) array with a new disk drive and an existing drive
with data and/or the bootable drive in your system. Use a new drive of identical or larger
storage capacity as the existing drive.
Under the Security setting in Auto Setup, FastTrak assigns two drives for a single Mirrored
array.
Choose this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and/or is the bootable
drive from your system. Obtain a second disk drive of equal or larger storage capacity.
Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model)
When creating a Security array with new drives, a feature called
Gigabyte Rounding will automatically be set to ON.
If you plan to create a Security array using an existing disk drive, backup
any important data. Failure to do so could result in data loss.
If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT
4.0, 2000, XP or Server 2003 operating system as part of a bootable
Mirrored (RAID 1) array, do NOT connect the disk drive to the FastTrak
yet.
You MUST install the FastTrak driver to this disk drive while it is still
attached to your existing disk drive controller.
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