G-Technology G SPEED STUDIO XL Product Manual page 72

G SPEED
STUDIO
with Thunderbolt™
• Enter a value for capacity and choose the appropriate size unit of measurement
(MB, GB or TB)
• Choose a Stripe size: 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB and 1 MB are available.
• Choose a Sector size: 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB are available.
• Choose a Read Cache Policy: The choices are Read Cache, Read Ahead (cache), and None.
• Choose a Write (cache) Policy: The choices are WriteThru and WriteBack.
WriteBack requires a ReadCache or Read Ahead/Read Cache Policy.
• If you want the Utility to format your logical drives, leave the Format box checked.
For additional format options, see Formatting Your Logical Drives.
2. Click the Add button. The new logical drive will appear on the list at the right. If any capacity
remains, you will have the option to create an additional logical drive.
3. Click the Next button to continue. The Create Spare Drive screen will display.
Task 3 – Spare Drive Creation
To create your spare drive:
1. For each of the following items, accept the default or change the following settings as required:
• Check the Revertible box if you want a revertible spare drive. A revertible spare drive
returns to its spare drive assignment after you replace the failed physical drive in the disk
array and run the Transition function.
• Global – Allows the spare to be used by any disk array
• Dedicated – Restricts the drive to only working with the disk array you are now creating
2. In the Select Physical Drives diagram, click a drive to choose it for your spare. The drive carrier will
turn blue when you click it. The physical drive's ID number will appear in the field below the diagram.
3. Click the Next button to continue. The Summary screen will display.
Configuring G-SPEED Studio XL
XL
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