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RAID0: it allows 2 or more than 2 hard disks to form this RAID volume.
RAID1: it allows 2 hard disks to form this RAID volume.
RAID10: it allows 4 hard disks to form this RAID volume with 4 or more hard
disks.
RAID5 (Parity): it allows 3 and more than 3 hard disks to form this RAID vol-
ume.
Disks: select hard disks to be used to form RAID volume, select this option and
press [Enter] key. It will enter the hard disk selection interface. Please press [Space]
key to select the hard disk in turn to form RAID volume, and then press [Enter] key to
return to the menu interface of volume creation.
If the configured HDD number can only meet the minimum number requirement
of corresponding RAID level, there is no need for selecting HDDs by user self.
Strip Size: please select the size of strip of volume, and only volumes RAID0 and
RAID5 can select this option.
Capacity: Set the size of volume capacity, which is defaulted as the maximum
capacity.
Alter all the settings above have been done well, please select<Create Volume>,
and press <Enter>. The screen will display:
"WARNING:ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you
sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):".
If the creation of RAID volume is confirmed, please enter "Y". The volume will
then be created, and at the same time all the data on the selected hard disk will be lost.
If not to create RAID volume, please enter "N" and exit the creation of volume.
Here, we enter "Y" and create RAID volume. After the creation, return to the
main configuration interface of SAS RAID, and the created RAID volume will display
in the RAID volume.
Ⅱ . Delete RAID Volume menu
After entering the configuration interface of SAS HostRAID, it can select the
menu by up and down arrows, and then press [Enter] key to enter the menu of Delete
RAID volume.
System prompts: "Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID. Warning:
ALL DISKS DATA WILL BE DELETED."
If it confirms to delete RAID volume, please press <DEL> key. And the system
will pop up again the warning: "ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! Are
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