Adaptec DuraStor 7220SS User Manual page 18

Note: A RAID 10 array is automatically created when there
are more than two disk drives in a mirrored array. See
Appendix A, Storage
– If you selected RAID 50 as the array type, the Select RAID50
Array Size menu appears with all possible configurations for
array and disk drive combinations.
Select the configuration you want, press Enter, and skip to
Step 7.
– If you selected any array type other than RAID 50, the
Number of Drives prompt appears.
5 Type the number of disk drives you want in the array (excluding
spares) and press Enter.
The Select Drive(s) menu appears.
If you are using active-active mode, the menu includes all
available disk drives (drives that are not members of an array
and are not assigned as a dedicated or pool spare) on both
controllers. It displays the following information for each disk
drive, in this order, left to right:
– Channel number
– SCSI ID number
– Drive capacity, in MB
– Drive manufacturer
– Drive model number
– Drive firmware revision
– Drive status
6 Select a disk drive to use in the array and press Enter. Repeat
until all the disk drives you want are selected.
If the array is mirrored, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 50
array and you have one or more disk drives left, the Number of
Spares prompt appears.
If you are creating a different type of array, skip to
Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions
Concepts, for more information.
Step 10.
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