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Safety Information and Technical Specifications

2.Select an initialization option from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the window:

No Initialization: The new configuration is not initialized, and the existing data on the disks is not overwritten.

Fast Initialization: MegaRAID Storage Manager software quickly writes zeroes to the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the new virtual disk.

Full Initialization: A complete initialization is done on the new configuration. This may take a long time if the disks are large.

3.(Optional) Click Modify if you want to switch to Manual Configuration mode so you can modify the suggested Auto Configuration.

When you click Modify, the Virtual Disk Creation screen appears. Select the new virtual disk, and click Reclaim. Then select the new array from the Arrays with Free Space list, and change the virtual disk parameters as needed.

4.Click Finish. The new storage configuration will be created and initialized (unless you selected No Initialization).

Using Guided Configuration

Guided Configuration provides an easy way to create a new storage configuration. Based on the information that is provided, the Configuration Wizard uses the avail- able disk drives to create an optimal storage configuration.

Figure 6-3 shows the first screen that appears when you select Guided Configura- tion.

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Contents AOC-USAS-L4i AOC-USAS-L4iR Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date October 17 Table of Contents MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareOverview and Installation Adding a Saved Storage Configuration Add-on Card Users Guide Overview Product FeaturesOperating Systems Supported An Important Note to UsersHeadquarters Contacting SuperMicroEurope Asia-PacificAn Important Note to Users ESD Safety GuidelinesGeneral Safety Guidelines Add-on Card Users Guide Front Connectors Front Connectors and Jumpers#1. Internal SAS Connector Front Connector and Pin DefinitionsFront Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions Jumper SettingsFront Pane LEDs LED IndicatorsRAID 1 Arrays RAID Minimum Drive RequirementsAdd-on Card Users Guide Performing a Quick Configuration Chapter Driver InstallationConfiguring Arrays and Logic Drives Starting the MegaRAID Bios CUUsing Easy Configuration Logical Drive Configuration Using New Configuration and View/Add ConfigurationSafety Information and Technical Specifications Creating a Global Hotspare Drive Initializing Logical Drives Logical Drive Submenu Setting the Hard Disk Write Cache and Read Ahead Policies Rebuilding a Drive Hot Plug Support Checking Data Consistency Viewing and Changing Device Properties Viewing and Changing Adapter Properties Viewing Physical Drive Properties Forcing Drives Online or OfflineViewing and Changing Logical Drive Properties Clearing a Storage Configuration Configuring a Bootable Logical DriveDeleting a Logical Drive Creating Storage Configurations OverviewMaintaining Storage Configurations Hardware and Software RequirementsMonitoring Storage Devices Installation Customer Information Screen Customer Information Screen Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux Linux Error Messages Add-on Card Users Guide Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Chapter MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and MenusSelect Server Window Select Server Window MegaRAID Storage Manager Window Physical/Logical View Panel Event Log Panel Properties/Operations/Graphical View PanelFile Menu Menu BarLog Menu Creating a New Storage Configuration Chapter ConfigurationFirst Screen Configuration Wizard Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Auto Configuration Screen Using Auto ConfigurationUsing Guided Configuration First Guided Conguration Screen Second Guided Configuration Screen Manual Configuration First Manual Configuration Screen Using Manual Configuration RAIDManual Configuration Defining a Virtual Disk Manual Configuration Adding a Hotspare Safety Information and Technical Specifications Using Manual Configuration RAID Using Manual Configuration RAID Adding Hotspare Disks Changing Adjustable Task Rates Deleting a Virtual Disk Changing Virtual Disk PropertiesClearing a Storage Configuration from a Controller Saving a Storage Configuration to DiskAdding a Saved Storage Configuration