Creating Arrays Automatically - Promise Technology FASTtrak100 TX User Manual

Creating Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk
array. It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating.
After making all selections, use Ctrl-Y to Save selections. FastBuild wi l l automatically
build the array.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
Optimize Array for:
Typical Application usage:
Mode .................................................Stripe
Spare Drive Count.................................... 1
Drives used in Array................................ 2
Array Disk Capacity (size in MB) ..... 16126
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Optimize Array For
Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1), or
Capacity (Spanning) under the "Optimize Array for" setting.
Performance (RAID 0 Striping)
Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of
drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.
NOTE: FastTrak100 permits striped arrays using 1, 2, 3, or 4 drives attached in
Auto Setup mode.
Security (RAID 1 Mirroring, or RAID 0+1 Striping/Mirroring)
Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.
NOTE: Under the Security setting, FastTrak100 permits two drives to be used
for a single Mirrored array or four drives to be used for a Mirrored/Striped array
in Auto Setup.
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[Auto Setup Options Menu]
[ Auto Setup Configuration ]
[ Keys Available ]
, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save
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