Promise Technology 150TX2 Creating Arrays Automatically, Optimize Array for, Performance

Chapter 2: Getting Started

Notes

After you install the FastTrak S150 TX2plus card and configure an array using FastBuild, use FDISK to format the arrayed drive(s) if you are using new, blank drives

Creating Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup (1) selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. After making all selections, press Ctrl-Y to Save the selections. FastBuild will automatically build the array.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for:	Performance
[ Auto Setup Configuration ]
Mode	Stripe
Spare Drive Count	1
Drives used in Array	2
Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)	160048
[ Keys Available ]
[↑ ] Up [↓ ] Down [← , → , Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Optimize Array for

Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1) under the Optimize Array for setting.

Performance

RAID 0 (Striping) supports the high performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.

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