SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-L4iR manual First Guided Conguration Screen

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Figure 6-3: First Guided Conguration Screen

Follow these steps to create a new storage configuration in Guided Configuration mode:

1. Select a redundancy option at the top of the Guided Configuration window:

Redundancy Only: Create a configuration only if redundancy (RAID 1) is pos- sible.

Redundancy when possible: Create a redundant configuration if possible. Other- wise, create a non-redundant configuration.

No Redundancy: Create a non-redundant configuration.

2.Choose whether you want to use existing arrays in the new virtual disk. The options are:

Use Existing Arrays Only

Don’t Use Existing Arrays

Use Existing and New Arrays

The first and third options are disabled if there are no available existing arrays.

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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 Operating Systems Supported Product FeaturesOverview An Important Note to UsersEurope Contacting SuperMicroHeadquarters Asia-PacificESD Safety Guidelines General Safety GuidelinesAn Important Note to Users Add-on Card Users Guide Front Connectors and Jumpers Front ConnectorsFront Connector and Pin Definitions #1. Internal SAS ConnectorJumper Settings Front Jumper Locations and Pin DefinitionsLED Indicators Front Pane LEDsRAID Minimum Drive Requirements RAID 1 ArraysAdd-on Card Users Guide Chapter Driver Installation Performing a Quick ConfigurationStarting the MegaRAID Bios CU Configuring Arrays and Logic DrivesUsing Easy Configuration Using New Configuration and View/Add Configuration Logical Drive 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 Forcing Drives Online or Offline Viewing and Changing Logical Drive PropertiesViewing Physical Drive Properties Configuring a Bootable Logical Drive Deleting a Logical DriveClearing a Storage Configuration Overview Creating Storage ConfigurationsHardware and Software Requirements Monitoring Storage DevicesMaintaining Storage Configurations Installation Customer Information Screen Customer Information Screen Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux Linux Error Messages Add-on Card Users Guide Chapter MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareSelect Server Window Select Server Window MegaRAID Storage Manager Window Physical/Logical View Panel Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel Event Log PanelMenu Bar File MenuLog Menu Chapter Configuration Creating a New Storage ConfigurationFirst Screen Configuration Wizard Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Using Auto Configuration Auto Configuration ScreenUsing Guided Configuration First Guided Conguration Screen Second Guided Configuration Screen Using Manual Configuration RAID Manual Configuration First Manual Configuration ScreenManual 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 Changing Virtual Disk Properties Deleting a Virtual DiskSaving a Storage Configuration to Disk Clearing a Storage Configuration from a ControllerAdding a Saved Storage Configuration