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Figure 28. Clicking "Language" on the ASUS Storage Management banner
Creating Your Logical Drives
On a newly activated ASUS Storage subsystem, there are no disk arrays or
logical drives. To create a logical drive:
1.
Click the Disk Arrays
The Array Configuration menu appears.
Figure 29. The Array Configuration menu
2.
Choose one of the options:
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Automatic – Creates a new disk array following a default set of
parameters. Makes one logical drive automatically. Also makes a hot
spare drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0, if at least four
unconfigured physical drives are available. See page 42.
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Express – You choose the parameters for a new disk array by
specifying the characteristics you want. You can create multiple logical
drives at the same time, however they will all be identical. You can
choose to make a hot spare drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0, if at
least four unconfigured physical drives are available. See page 42.
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Advanced – You directly specify all parameters for a new disk array.
Makes one logical drive automatically. You can create additional logical
drives at a later time, if additional configurable capacity is available.
Does not make a hot spare drive. See page 43.
3.
Click the Next button.
Task 10: Creating Logical Drives with ASUS Storage Management
icon, then click the Create tab.
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