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4.
The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to
configure as RAID. The following screen appears.
5.
Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, and then
press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press
<Enter> after completing your selection.
6.
When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to
select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, and then press <Enter>. The
available stripe size values range from 16 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe
size is 64 KB.
We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size
for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
7.
Enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and then press <Enter>. The
default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.
8.
Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. The following
warning message appears.
9.
Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to
go back to the Create Volume menu.
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SELECT DISKS
Port Drive Model
Serial #
0
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
1
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
2
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
3
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.
[↑↓]-Previous/Next
[SPACE]-SelectsDisk
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
]
Size
Status
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
[ENTER]-Done
Chapter 2: Getting started
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