Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method - Areca ARC-1110 User Manual

3 The capacity for the current volume set is entered after highlighting the
desired RAID level and pressing the Enter key.
The capacity for the current volume set is displayed. Use the UP and
DOWN arrow keys to set the capacity of the volume set and press the
Enter key to confirm. The available stripe sizes for the current volume
set are then displayed.
4 Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select the current volume set
stripe size and press the Enter key to confirm. This parameter specifies
the size of the stripes written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1, 5 or 6 Volume
Set. You can set the stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or
128 KB. A larger stripe size provides better read performance, especially
when the computer preforms mostly sequential reads. However, if the
computer preforms random read requests more often, choose a smaller
stripe size.
5 When you are finished defining the volume set, press the Enter key to
confirm the Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup function.
6 Foreground (Fast Completion) Press Enter key to define fast initialization
or Selected the Background (Instant Available). In the background Ini-
tialization, the initialization proceeds as a background task, the volume
set is fully accessible for system reads and writes. The operating system
can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a
reboot and waiting the initialization complete. In Fast Initialization, the
initialization proceeds must be completed before the volume set ready
for system accesses.
7 Initialize the volume set you have just configured.
8 If you need to add additional volume set, using main menu Create Vol-
ume Set function.
3.6 Using RAID Set/Volume Set Function
Method
In Raid Set Function, you can use the Create Raid Set Function to
generate a new RAID Set. In Volume Set Function, you can use
the Create Volume Set function to generate an associated volume
set and and configuration parameters.
If the current controller has unused physical devices connected,
you can choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Func-
tion to define a global hot spare. Select this method to configure
new raid sets and volume sets. The Raid Set/Volume Set Function
configuration option allows you to associate volume sets with par-
tial and full RAID Sets.
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