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Disk array subsystems
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• File Server
• Video Stream
• Transaction Data
• Transaction Log
• Other
7. Press Control-A to save your settings and move to the next screen.
8. Review the proposed configuration of disk array and logical drives.
To accept the proposed configuration and create the disk array and logical drives, highlight Save
Configuration and press Enter .
To reject the proposed configuration, highlight Cancel Array Configuration and press Enter . You return
to the Disk Arrays Summary screen.
To create a disk array with different characteristics, highlight Create New Array and press Enter . Repeat
the steps above specifying different parameters. Or choose the Advanced option.
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To create a disk array using the Advanced feature:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter .
2. Highlight Create New Array and press Enter .
3. Highlight Configuration Method and press the spacebar to toggle to Advanced .
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Step 1 – Disk Array Creation
1. If you want to specify an alias to the disk array, highlight Alias and type a name.
Maximum of 32 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words and underscore.
2. Choose whether to enable Media Patrol, PDM, and Power Management.
3. Choose a Media Type, HDD or SSD.
4. Highlight Save Settings and Continue and press Enter .
5. Highlight a physical drive you want to add to your array and press the spacebar to choose it.
Repeat this action until you have selected all the physical drives for your array.
6. Highlight Save Settings and Continue and press Enter .
Step 2 – Logical Drive Creation
1. If you want to specify an alias to the logical drive, highlight Alias and type a name.
Maximum of 32 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words and underscore.
2. Highlight RAID Level and press the spacebar to toggle though a list of available RAID levels.
3. If you want to create multiple logical drives, highlight Capacity , press the backspace key to remove the
current value, then type a new smaller value.
4. RAID 30, 50 and 60 only. Highlight N umber of Axles and press the spacebar to choose the number of axles.
See "RAID 30 Axles" on Page 187, "RAID 60 Axles" and "RAID 50 Axles" on page <?> .
5. For the following items, accept the default value or highlight and press the spacebar to choose a new value:
• Highlight Stripe and press the spacebar to toggle through stripe sizes
and choose 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, or 1 MB.
• Highlight Sector and press the spacebar to toggle through sector
sizes and choose 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, or 4 KB.
• Highlight W rite Policy and press the spacebar to toggle write cache
policy between WriteBack and WriteThru (write though).
• Highlight R ead Policy and press the spacebar to toggle read cache
policy though ReadCache , ReadAhead , and NoCache .
• Highlight P referred Controller ID and press the spacebar to toggle among 1 , 2 , or Automatic .
• Highlight PerfectRebuild and press the spacebar to toggle Enable or disable.
6. Highlight Save Logical Drive and press Enter .
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