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2. In the Tree, click the RAID Management icon.
3. Click the Create tab.
4. From the RAID Level dropdown menu, choose the RAID level you prefer for
your disk array.
See "Choosing a RAID Level" on page 212 for more information.
5. Highlight disk drives in the Free Disks column and click the >> button to
move them to the Disks in RAID column.
6. Click the OK button.
7. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.
The RAID Volume is created and formatting begins. Formatting requires
several minutes, depending on the size of your disk drives.
After formatting is done, you must create folders on your RAID Volume. See
"Adding a Folder" on page 153.
Designating a Spare Drive
If you have an unassigned disk drive, you can assign it as a spare drive.
For more information, see "Spare Drive" on page 214 and "Automatic
Rebuilding" on page 214.
To assign a spare drive:
1. Click the Administration topic and choose the RAID & File System icon to
expand the Tree.
2. In the Tree, click the RAID Management icon.
3. Click the Create tab.
4. From the RAID Level dropdown menu, choose Spare Disk.
5. Highlight a disk drive in the Free Disks column and click the >> button to
move it to the Disks in RAID column.
6. Click the OK button.
7. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.
Note: Only for 4 Bay NAS.
Migrating a RAID Volume
To migrate a RAID Volume means to change its RAID level or to add disk drives.
See "RAID Volume Migration" on page 215 for more information.
To migrate a RAID Volume:
1. Click the Administration topic and choose the RAID & File System icon to
expand the Tree.
2. In the Tree, click the RAID Management icon.
3. Click the Modify tab.
4. From the Current Volume dropdown menu, choose the RAID Volume which
you want to modify.
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