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1. Enter your information and choose your options.
• Enter a logical drive alias in the field provided.
• Choose a RAID level from the drop-down menu.
The choice of RAID levels depends on the number of physical drives in your array.
• Note the Max: capacity value. Then enter a capacity value the field provided
and choose a unit of measure from the drop-down menu.
• Choose a stripe size from the drop-down menu.
The choices are 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB.
• Choose a sector size from the drop-down menu.
The choices are 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB.
• Choose the Read Cache Policy from the drop-down menu
The choices are Read Cache, Read Ahead (cache), and None.
• Choose the Write Cache Policy from the drop-down menu - The choices are WriteThru (write
through) and WriteBack. Write back requires a Read Cache or Read Ahead Read Cache Policy.
• Uncheck the Perfect Rebuild check box if do not need perfect rebuild for this LD.
• Click the button to continue.
Add
The logical drive you just created appears in the New Logical Drives list.
2. Click the button to continue.
Next
The Create Spare Drive screen appears.
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Creating a spare drive is optional but highly recommended.
1. Enter your information and choose your options.
• Check the Revertible box if you want this spare drive to be revertible.
• Choose the option for the type spare drive you want.
Global – Replaces a failed drive in any disk ar ray.
Dedicated – Replaces the failed drive only in the assigned disk array.
2. Click the enclosure graphic to view information about physical drives.
3. Click a physical drive to select it for your spare drive.
The physical drive's ID number is added to the Selected list.
4. Click the button to continue.
Next
The Summary screen appears.
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Figure 3 - 8: Create Spare Drive menu
Figure 3 - 9: Disk Array Configuration Summary
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