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5 to the
Tab RAID Configuration
available configurations for the number of drives you selected.
Figure 51. Configuration Choices for Four Drives
6 Use the arrow keys
7 Tab to the field Stripe Size
256 KB).
Figure 52. Stripe Sizes for a RAID 5
8 (Optional) Tab through the policy fields and make any appropriate
changes to the default settings for:
• Write Cache Setting
• Drive Queuing Mode
• Continue on Error During Rebuild
• StorSave Profile
• Initialization method
• Auto Verify
• Rapid RAID Recovery
For details about these settings, see "Configuration Options When
Creating a Unit" on page 102.
9 (Optional) to the field
Tab
size for the boot volume (volume 0) in gigabytes; then press
to set the size.
10 Tab to the OK button and press Enter to confirm creation of the unit.
11 If the volume summary screen appears, review the information and press
any key to continue.
Multiple volumes will be created if you entered a Boot Volume Size of
greater than zero (0), or if auto-carving is enabled and the combined size
of the drives in your unit is large enough to divide it into multiple
volumes.
If you are not satisfied with how the volumes will be split up in the unit,
delete the unit from the main 3BM screen and recreate it using a different
Boot Volume Size. If desired, you can change the auto-carving policy or
the carve size on the Policies page. For more information, see "Using
Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support" on page 92.
field and press
to select the configuration you want and press
and select the desired striping size (16, 64, or
Boot Volume Size
Configuring a New Unit
to display a list of
Enter
Enter
, press and type the
Enter
again
Enter
.
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