SBI-7125W-S6 Blade Module User's Manual
Using Auto Configuration
Selecting A
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5-7).
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configuration. When you select A
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configuration possible using the available physical disks.
Follow these steps to create a new storage configuration in A
1. Select a redundancy option from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the A
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No Redundancy: The new configuration will have no data redundancy (RAID
0). If a physical disk in the confi guration fails, all data will be lost.
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With Redundancy: The new configuration will have data redundancy via mir-
rored data (RAID 1) or via parity data (RAID 5). If a physical disk fails, data is
still protected.
2. Select an initialization option from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the screen:
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No Initialization: The new configuration is not initialized, and the existing data
on the disks is not overwritten.
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Fast Initialization: MegaRAID Storage Manager software quickly writes zeroes
to the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the new virtual disk.
Figure 5-7. Auto Configuration Screen
C
mode brings up the A
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is the quickest and simplest way to create a new storage
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screen, the Configuration Wizard creates the best
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screen:
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mode on the C
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