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9.Click Next to continue with the next configuration step. The Virtual Disk Sum- mary window appears.

10.Review the configuration shown in the Virtual Disk Summary window. If you want to change something, click Back and change the configuration parameters.

11.Click Finish to accept the configuration and start the initialization process (unless you selected No Initialization earlier).

Using Manual Configuration: RAID 10

Follow these steps to create a RAID 10 storage configuration using the Manual Configuration mode of the Configuration Wizard:

1.In the first Manual Configuration window, shown in Figure 6-5, select two avail- able drives in the left panel. Click the Right Arrow button to move the selected drives to the right panel.

2.Click Accept to accept these drives for a new RAID 1 array.

3.Select two more drives for a second RAID 1 array, and click Accept.

4.To add a hotspare, select an available drive in the left panel. Select the array from the drop-down menu, and click Add Hotspare To, as shown in Figure 6-7.

5.To remove a hotspare from an array, select it in the right panel and click Remove HotSpare.

6.Click Next.

The next Configuration Wizard window appears, as shown in Figure 6-6.

The Arrays with Free Space menu lists the new arrays that you just defined, plus any existing arrays with holes (free space) that could be used for a new configuration.

7.In the left panel, select the two RAID 1 arrays from the menu.

8.In the right panel, select RAID 10 as the RAID level.

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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-PacificGeneral Safety Guidelines ESD Safety GuidelinesAn Important Note to Users 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 and Changing Logical Drive Properties Forcing Drives Online or OfflineViewing Physical Drive Properties Deleting a Logical Drive Configuring a Bootable Logical DriveClearing a Storage Configuration Creating Storage Configurations OverviewMonitoring Storage Devices Hardware and Software RequirementsMaintaining Storage Configurations 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