Chapter 2: Getting Started
Manually Creating an Array
The Define Array (3) option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to FastTrak S150 TX2plus.
Users will commonly create one or two drive arrays with FastTrak S150 TX2plus, though the card will support a maximum of four arrays. You may use a single drive in striping mode with FastTrak S150 TX2plus. In this rare scenario, the card will create an individual array ID but will offer conventional controller performance depending on the drive type. At a later time, you can add a second drive to the array and recreate the array to support RAID 1 mirroring.
Note
For most installations, Promise recommends the (1) Auto
Setup for easy disk array creation.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.xx (c)
[Define Array Menu]
Array No | RAID Mode | Total Drv | Capacity(MB) | Status |
Array 1 | Stripe | 2 | 160048 | Functional |
Array 2 | ||||
Array 3 | ||||
Array 4 | ||||
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[↑ ] Up [↓ ] Down [ESC] Exit | [Enter] Select |
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To manually create an array from the Define Array Menu:
1.Press the arrow keys to highlight the array number you wish to define, and press Enter to select.
2.The Define Array Definition Menu will next appear that allows drive assignments to the disk array (see next page).
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