Arrays - Western Digital Array Management Setup User Manual

Arrays

Create an Array
The available RAID selection depends on the number of disk drives available.
The table below lists the RAID Levels available with WD SATA Controller and the number
of drives required.
See Appendix A: RAID Concepts for a more detailed description.
RAID Level
0
1
Table 4. RAID Levels available on the WD SATA RAID Controller.
1. In Tree View, click the + to the left of the Controller
Look under the Disk View
have this icon.
2. Right-click on the Array View
Create Array icon appears.
3. Select the Create Array
View.
4. In the Array Creation Settings box:
- Type in a name for your array
- Select the RAID Mode (Level) from the dropdown menu
- Set the Stripe Block Size (see below)
- Highlight the disk drives to add to the array
- Check to enable Gigabyte Boundary, as desired (see below)
Stripe Block Size (RAID 0) - This setting allows you to manually select the stripe block
size. The size selected affects how the WD SATA RAID Controller sends and receives data
blocks to and from the drives. In general, a larger block size is better when handling large
Name
Striping
Mirroring
icon to see the unassigned disk drives. Unassigned drives
icon and select New Array from the popup menu. A
icon and go to the Create Array Settings in Information
Figure 20. Array Creation Setting Box
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Minimum drives Maximum drives
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icon to see the Disk View icon.
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