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Select spares. If you do not want a spare, type n and continue
with Step 10. If you want to select dedicated spares, follow
these steps:
a
At the prompt, type y.
b
At the next prompt, type 1 or 2.
c
Select one or two spares, using the same method you used
to select disks for the array.
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Initialize array. When the Initialize Mode menu appears, select
Initialize Array to Zero. A graph on the screen shows the
progress of this operation.
Caution:
If the drives contain data, all the data is lost
when you initialize the array.
Select Low-Level Format only if the drives were previously
formatted on another computer or if you think they may have
surface defects. Low-level formatting takes a long time for
large capacity disk drives.
10
Select array block size. When the menu of block sizes appears,
select a block size. (This menu does not appear if the array is a
mirrored array with only two drives.)
The allowable block sizes are 8, 16, 32, 64 (the default), and
128 KBytes. The default block size gives the best overall
performance in most environments.
11
Wait for initialization to complete. When you see the message
Initialization of [ array name ] is complete, press any key to
return to the Disk Array Operations menu.
12
Create additional arrays. You may use ArrayConfigU2 to create
additional arrays (if disks are available), however we recom-
mend using Adaptec CI/O Management Software to create
additional arrays. (CI/O is required for array management in
order to provide the proper level of fault tolerance and event
notification.) See the Adaptec CI/O Management Software User's
Guide for more information.
Creating an Array With the ArrayConfigU2 Utility
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