Overland Storage SnapSAN S1000 User Manual page 47

SnapSAN S1000 User Guide
Create a RAID Group
1. Click the Create button.
2. Use the Create RAID Groups dialog to configure the group:
• Enter a RAID Name for the group.
• Use the drop-down list to select a RAID Level.
• Click the Select Disks button, select disks from either the Head Unit or
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Menu Item Description
Move RAID Level Use this option to move the RAID from one set of disk drives to
another.
Activate Activate the RAID Group after disk roaming. It can be executed
when the RAID Group status is offline.
Deactivate Deactivate the RAID Group before disk roaming. It can be
executed when RAID Group status is online.
Verify Parity Regenerate parity for the RAID Groups that support parity drives
(RAID 3 / 5 / 6 / 30 / 50 / 60).
Delete Delete the RAID Group.
Change Preferred NOTE:
Controller
Set the RAID Group ownership to the other controller.
Change RAID Options Change the disk properties of the RAID:
• Write Cache – Cache Enabled (default) / Disabled.
• Standby – Disabled (default) / Enabled. Disk drive auto
spindown is used to save power when not accessed after a
certain period of time (30 sec / 1 min. / 5 min. / 30 min.).
NOTE:
• Read-Ahead – Disk read-ahead feature Enabled (default) /
Disabled.
• Command Queuing – Disk command queue Enabled (default)
/ Disabled.
More Information Show detailed information for a RAID Group.
Expansion units for use, and click OK to complete the selection. The selected disks
are shown under Disks Used.
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This option only appears with dual controllers.
Using the Standby option may cause some applications
to time out while they wait for the disks to spin back up.
Volume Configuration
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