Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 User Manual page 267

12Gb/s MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
March 2014
Figure 158 Create Drive Group - Drive Group Settings Window
3. Select the following items on the Create Drive Group - Drive Group Settings window:
a. Select the RAID level desired for the drive group from the drop-down menu. To make a spanned drive, select
RAID 10, RAID 50, or RAID 60 in the RAID level field.
Drive Group 0 and Span 0 appear in the Drive groups field when you select RAID 10, 50, or 60.
The RAID controller supports RAID levels 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. In addition, it supports independent drives
(configured as RAID 0 and RAID 00). The dialog text gives a brief description of the RAID level that you select.
You can choose the RAID levels depending on the number of available drives.
b. Scroll down the menu for the Drive security method field if you want to set a drive security method.
The drive security feature provides the ability to encrypt data and use disk-based key management for your
data security solution. This solution provides protection to the data in the event of theft or loss of drives. See
LSI MegaRAID SafeStore Encryption
c. Select unconfigured drives from the list of drives, and click Add> to add them to the drive group.
The selected drives appear under Span 0 below Drive Group 0, as shown in the following figure.
Services, for more information about drive security and encryption.
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Chapter 9: Configuration
Creating a New Configuration