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To access the Exit Menu screen, press Esc from any screen in the utility.
If an option is not relevant or not available, it is deactivated.
Performing configuration tasks
Creating a RAID 0 volume
In a RAID 0 volume, data is striped across multiple disk drives, combining the drives into one logical
volume. This procedure maximizes storage capacity and performance.
When selecting drives for the RAID 0 volume, remember the following limitations:
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Every drive in the volume must be the same type, either SAS or SATA.
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Each drive must have 512-byte blocks.
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Drives with removable media are not supported.
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The volume must have at least two drives but no more than eight drives.
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RAID 0 volumes cannot have hot-spare drives, so data is unprotected against drive failure.
To create a RAID 0 volume:
On the Adapter List screen, select an adapter.
1.
On the Adapter Properties screen, select RAID Properties.
2.
If the adapter has a configured volume, the View Array screen appears. Press the C key to create
o
a new volume.
If the adapter does not yet have a configured volume, the Select New Array Type screen
o
appears.
On the Select New Array Type screen, select Create RAID 0 Volume.
3.
The Create New Array screen appears. This screen lists the drives that you can use to create the
RAID 0 volume.
Identify a drive that you want to use in the RAID volume, and then move the cursor to the RAID Disk
4.
column for that drive.
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