Express Configuration; Custom Configuration; Deleting An Array - Dell Precision Workstation 470 User Manual

RAID: Dell Precision Workstation 470 and 670 Computers User's Guide
NOTE: For HostRAID controllers, Express configuration creates a single RAID Level-1 logical device; it does not create
a hot spare drive.
If you select Custom configuration, the RAID Storage Manager guides you through:
Defining the RAID level of the logical devices.
Selecting the physical drives that you want to include for each logical device.
Defining the number and size of the logical devices.
Fine-tuning your configuration for optimal performance.
4. Click Next and review the configuration summary.
5. Click Apply.
The RAID Storage Manager configures the controller and initializes the logical devices.
Choosing Between Express and Custom Configuration
In the Configuration wizard, you can choose from two methods to configure your controller:

Express Configuration

Click the Express configuration for a quick and easy method to automatically configure your controller. This path creates the
most efficient configuration based on the number and capacity of the ready physical drives available in your computer. If four
or more ready drives of the same capacity are available, this choice also defines a hot-spare drive for the controller. If four or
more ready drives are available, the largest drive is designated as the hot-spare drive.
NOTE: For HostRAID controllers, Express configuration creates a RAID level-1 logical drive.
NOTE: When you choose Express configuration, you have the opportunity to review and approve the configuration
before the RAID Storage Manager applies the configuration. If you need to modify the configuration, you can do so
from the configuration summary.

Custom Configuration

Click the Custom configuration for a method that lets you manually configure your controller.
Choose this method to do any of the following:
Define the RAID level of the logical drives.
Select the physical drives that you want to include for each logical drive.
Define the number and size of the logical drives.
Fine tune your configuration for optimal performance
Review the configuration summary.

Deleting an Array

NOTICE: Deleting an array destroys all data on the array. Deleting the array on which the operating system resides
destroys the operating system and all data, and the computer no longer boots. Only delete data arrays, or backup data
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