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AOC-USASLP-H8iR Add-on Card User's Guide
Using Manual Configuration: RAID 5
Follow these steps to create a RAID 5 storage configuration using the Manual
Configuration mode of the Configuration Wizard.
Creating a RAID 5 Storage Configuration
1.
In the first
Manual Configuration window, select three available drives in the
left panel. Click the Right Arrow button to move the selected drives to the
right panel.
Note: MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the
disk drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that
are already part of a configuration.
2.
Click Accept to accept these drives for the new RAID 5 array..
Note: To remove a single drive from a proposed new array, select the drive
icon in the right panel and click the Left Arrow button.
3.
Click
Next. The next Configuration Wizard window appears..
The Arrays with Free Space menu lists the new array that you just defined,
plus any existing arrays with holes (free space) that could be used for a new
configuration.
4.
From the
Arrays with Free Space menu, select the array to use for the new
virtual disk.
5.
In the right panel, select
6.
(Optional) Set Size (in MB) to a lower number if you do not want to use the
entire available capacity for the new virtual disk.
7.
(Optional) Change the other Virtual Disk Properties, if necessary.
8.
Click
Accept to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk..
Note: Click the Reclaim button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just
defined.
9.
Click Next to continue with the next configuration step. The Virtual Disk Sum-
mary window appears.
RAID 5 as the RAID level.
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