Promise Technology 1000f series Product Manual page 177
Fc, iscsi, sas external disk array subsystems
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The drive type you selected appears in the list of Physical Drives. You
cannot mix HDDs and SSDs in the same disk array.
4.
Highlight the physical drives you want in the disk array from the Available list
and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list.
You can also double-click them to move them.
5.
When you are done, click the Next button.
Step 2 – Logical Drive Creation
1.
iSCSI only. If you plan to use this logical drive for NAS, click the NAS option
beside LD Type.
2.
Do one of the following actions:
•
For DAS and SAN, enter an Alias (name) for the logical drive.
An Alias is optional. Use letters, numbers, space between words, and
underscore. An Alias is optional.
•
iSCSI only. For NAS, enter a Mount Point (name) for the logical drive.
Maximum of 20 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between
words, and underscore. A Mount Point is required.
3.
From the RAID Level dropdown list, choose a RAID level for this logical
drive.
All RAID levels supported by the disk array appear in the list. See "Choosing
a RAID Level" on page 342.
4.
RAID 50 and 60 only – Specify the number of axles for your array.
For more information on axles, see "RAID 30 and 50 Axles" on page 339 or
"RAID 60 Axles" on page 341.
5.
Enter a capacity and choose unit of measure (MB, GB, TB).
The default value is the available capacity of the disk array. You can use this
value or any lesser amount.
For NAS, the logical drive must be 10 GB or larger.
6.
For each of the following items, accept the default or change the settings as
required.
•
From the Stripe dropdown menu, choose a Stripe size for this logical
drive.
The choices are 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB. 64 KB is
the default. See "Choosing Stripe Size" on page 346.
•
From the Sector dropdown menu, choose a Sector size for this logical
drive.
The choices are 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB. 512 B is the default. See
"Choosing Sector Size" on page 346.
•
From the Read Policy dropdown menu, choose a Read Cache policy for
this logical drive.
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