Creating A Raid 0+1 Array - Promise Technology SuperTrak SX6000 User Manual

SuperTrak SX6000™ User Manual
[ Please Select A Source Disk ]
Channel:ID
1:Mas
2:Mas
Figure 10 Source Disk Window for Mirroring Existing Data
When prompted, press [Y] to confirm "Yes" to start duplicating the existing
source data to the target drive.
NOTE: all target drive data will be erased. Make sure you choose the correct
drive.
After the process is complete, SuperBuild will ask you to reboot the system.
You may then return to the Define Array Menu to create an additional array.
NOTE: you may choose to attach an unassigned third drive to SuperTrak to
act as a "hot spare" replacement (see page 25).
Changing the Stripe Block Size
For RAID 1 arrays, SuperTrak SX6000 does permit the user to change the
Stripe Block size. This feature is not available for RAID 1 arrays.
Setting the Initialize Function
For RAID 1 arrays, SuperTrak SX6000 will allow you to toggle the "Initialize"
"ON" or "OFF". The default is "ON". To toggle "Initialize", use the [Arrow] keys
to highlight the field and the [Spacebar] to toggle between "ON" and "OFF".
Setting the Gigabyte Boundary
For RAID 1 arrays, SuperTrak SX6000 will allow you to toggle the "Gigabyte
Boundary" "ON" or "OFF". The default is "ON". To toggle "Gigabyte
Boundary", use the [Arrow] keys to highlight the field and the [Spacebar] to
toggle between "ON" and "OFF".

Creating a RAID 0+1 Array

Four or six drives must be assigned to an array before this feature becomes available.
Assigning Four or Six Drives to a RAID 0+1 Array
Under the "Drive Assignments" section, highlight a drive and, with the
[Spacebar] bar, change the "Assignment" option to "Y" to add the drive to the
disk array. Continue to add drives to the array until you assigned either four
or six drives. Press [Ctrl-Y] to save the disk array information.
Defining the Array as a RAID 0+1
In the "Define Array Definition Menu" section, use the [Spacebar] to cycle
through array types and select "RAID 0+1" for RAID Level. You will be
creating two pairs of striped drives (4 or 6 drives total) with identical data on
them. The capacity of the array will be half that of the total number of
Drive Model Capacity (MB)
MAXTOR87000A8 6522
MAXTOR87000A8 6522
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