Adaptec DuraStor 6200SR User Manual page 18

11 Choose a disk drive to use as a dedicated spare, then press
Enter. Repeat, if you are using multiple dedicated spares.
Only available disk drives (those not members of an array or
assigned as dedicated or pool spares) display. You can delete a
dedicated spare from the array at any time. For more
information, see
If the array you are creating is a RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, or
RAID 50, the Chunk Size screen appears.
If you are creating another type of array, skip to
12 Choose the chunk size, then press Enter. (See
information on chunk size.)
The system asks you to confirm that you want to create an array.
13 Choose Y, then press Enter.
A message notifies you that the array is being created and shows
the progress of the initialization process. The array initialization
process can take from several minutes to several hours,
depending on the array type (volume, RAID 0, and RAID 1 are
the fastest), array size, disk drive speed, and other processes
running on the controller.
14 Press Esc to return to the System menu and perform other
functions while the initialization continues. See
Progress of the Array Initialization on page 2-5
how to do a status check.
You must create at least one partition before you can use the
array. See Adding a Partition on page
If you find that you need to change the disk drives or some other
array configuration, you can stop the array initialization process.
See Stopping the Array Initialization Process on page
Note: Most OSs, such as Windows NT 4.0, require you to
reboot the host system to see the new array. NetWare v3.12
and later can recognize new devices by typing the
command SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES at the console
prompt. Other OSs might have similar features.
Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions
Deleting a Dedicated Spare on page 4-3.
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