Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual page 167

Press <F10> to configure logical drives.
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The logical drive configuration screen appears. Span=Yes displays on
this screen if you select two or more arrays to span.
The window from the top of the screen shows the logical drive that is
currently being configured as well as any existing logical drives.
The column headings are:
LD: The logical drive number
–
– RAID: The RAID level
– Size: The logical drive size
– #Stripes: The number of stripes (physical drives) in the
associated physical array
StrpSz: The stripe size
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– DriveState: The state of the logical drive
Highlight RAID and press <Enter>.
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The available RAID levels for the current logical drive display.
Select a RAID level for the logical drive and press <Enter> to
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confirm.
See Chapter 3 for an explanation of the RAID levels.
Set the Stripe Size from the Advanced Menu.
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NOTE: You can press
<F2> to display the
number of drives in the
array, their channel and
ID, and <F3> to display
array information, such
as the stripes, slots, and
free space.
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