Choosing Advanced Configuration - G-Technology G Speed studio Product Manual

Choosing Advanced Configuration

This option enables you to specify additional parameters for a new disk array, logical
drives and spare drives.
To use the Advanced Configuration Wizard:
1. From the Storage menu, choose Wizard.
2. Click the Advanced button.
The Create Disk Array screen will display.
Task 1 – Disk Array Creation
To create your disk array:
1. Accept the defaults or make changes to any of the following:
• Enter an alias in the Alias field, up to a maximum of 32 characters (letters,
numbers and spaces between characters).
• Media Patrol – Uncheck to disable on this array. For more information, see
Media Patrol.
• PDM – Uncheck to disable on this array. For more information, see PDM.
2. In the Select Physical Drives diagram, click the desired drives to add them to your
array. Drive carriers turn blue when you click them. The physical drives' ID numbers
appear in the field below the diagram.
3. Click the Next button to continue.
The Create Logical Drive screen will display.
Task 2 – Logical Drive Creation
To create your logical drive:
1. Enter your information and choose your options.
• Enter a logical drive alias in the field provided.
• Choose a RAID level from the drop-down menu.
Note the max capacity value, then enter a capacity value in the field provided
and choose a unit of measure from the drop-down menu.
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