Create A Logical Drive; Create A Logical Drive Automatically - Promise Technology VTRAK 15200 User Manual

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iSNS Port Setting Parameters
Following is a brief explanation of each iSNS port parameter and its meaning.
• The iSNS port ID number (1 or 2)
• SLP status. Enabled or disabled
• iSNS Server IP address (0.0.0.0 means not assigned)
• iSNS Server Port number (3205 for most applications)
This completes iSCSI configuration using the CLU.

Create a Logical Drive

The following procedures provide the basic steps needed to create a logical drive
and get your VTrak running quickly. You may create your logical drive
automatically or manually.
You might prefer to let VTrak to create the logical drive automatically if you are
new to RAID technology or you are satisfied with VTrak's default settings.

Create a Logical Drive Automatically

Use this feature to quickly build a logical drive using all available disk drives. You
specify the RAID level. The other options are chosen automatically. See
page 189 for a discussion of RAID Levels and the number of drives each
supports.
1. Press 1 and Enter to access the Logical Drive Auto Creation feature.
*************Logical Drive Auto Creation************
Total --6-- free Physical Drives
RAID Mode Options:
0 - RAID 0 (Striping)
1 - RAID 1 (Mirroring)
3 - RAID 3 (Parity)
5 - RAID 5 (Parity Distributed)
10 - RAID 10 (Striping/Mirroring)
50 - RAID 50
Please enter RAID mode(0,1,3,5,10,50)>50
The Auto Creation tells you how many disk (physical) drives are free and
which RAID modes (levels) are possible.
2. Type the RAID mode you want and press Enter.
The proposed specifications for the new logical drive appear
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Chapter 3: Setup