5-2.9 Creating A "Hot" Spare Drive For Mirroring Arrays; 5-2.10 How Fasttrak100-Lite Orders Arrays - SOLTEK SL-75DRV3/75DRV3+ User Manual

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1. Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window (below), you
will see the array(s) you have created. You now may use the menu to
select which previously-defined array will be used as the bootable array.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
Array No
* Array 1
Note: * --- Bootable Array
[ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select
[Space] Change Boot Drive
2. Use the [ ] Up [ ] Down keys to highlight the array which you want to
from boot.
3. Press the [Space] bar.
4. An* asterisk will appear next to the array number indicating it as bootable.
The system will now recognize this array as the first array seen.
5. The system will then use this bootable array as the (fixed) boot C: drive.
NOTE:
The bootable array must contain your configured operating
system.

5-2.9 Creating a "Hot" Spare Drive for Mirroring Arrays

For automatic rebuilds of a mirroring array, attach an extra "spare" drive to
the FaskTrak100-Lite. Drives that are not assigned to an array and are the
same size or larger than the original will be used for the automatic rebuild.
This is performed in the background under all supported operating systems,
except DOS. At a later time, the system can be turned off and the failed
drive can be physically removed.

5-2.10 How FastTrak100-Lite Orders Arrays

During startup, the disk arrays on the FastTrak100-Lite are recognized in
this order: 1) The array set to bootable in the FastBuild
Array number (i.e. Array 0, Array 1 ...). This would involve determining which
drive letters will be assigned to each disk array.
[Define Array Menu]
RAID Mode
Total Drv
Stripe
2
104
Capacity(MB)
Status
13044
Functional
TM
Setup, and 2) the

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