Marvell RAID
Marvell RAID
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Create vrtual dsk by configurng ts settngs n the "Informaton" pane. as shown
below. And refer the descrpton below to configure the vrtual dsk settngs.
Configure -> Select free dsks
HBA 0: Marvell 0
Vrtual Dsks
Free physcal Dsks
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PD 0: ST3750330MS
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PD 8: ST3750330MS
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Vrtual dsk configuratons.
ENTER: Operaton
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RAID Level, select a RAID level (RAID 0, RAID 1).
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Max Sze (MB), s the sze of the RAID vrtual dsk as determned by the selected
RAID level. It s property of the vrtual dsk that cannot be edted.
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Strpe Sze, specfies the sze (32K, 64K) of sngle data block on the vrtual dsk.
The larger the strpe sze, the longer t takes for the controller to read from and
wrte to data blocks on the physcal dsks. In general, a larger strpe sze s recom-
mended for most applcatons. The default sze s 64K.
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Ggabyte Roundng, define the flexblty n sze for a replacement physcal dsk
that s used to rebuld a degraded vrtual dsk. It s applcable to RAID 1 level only.
Although the selecton remans avalable for RAID 0, t only affects the sze of the
RAID 0 vrtual dsk (because RAID 0 does not offer redundancy).
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Quck Int, enable or dsable quck ntalzaton of the vrtual dsk. The default set-
tng for [Quck Int] s "Yes".
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VD Name, type a new vrtual dsk name.
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Dsk ID, lsts the IDs of the physcal dsks comprsng the vrtual dsk. It s property
of the vrtual dsk that cannot be edted.
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Marvell BIOS Setup (c) xxxx Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
Create Vrtual Dsk
RAID Level
PD ID
Strpe Sze
Ggabyte Roundng
Quck Int
VD Name
Current Speed
Next
F10: Ext/ Save
ESC: Return
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RAID 0
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1987739
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64KB
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1G
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YES
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Default
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0 8