HP 6-Port SATA RAID manual Installation and configuration procedures

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13.On the next screen, respond as follows:

Table 2-1Entries for array properties

Property line displayed	Entry or selection

Array type	Select the RAID level, and the press the Enter key.

Array label	Type a name, and then press the Enter key.

Array size	Press the Enter key, and then press the Enter key again to use the default granularity of GB.

Stripe size	Press the Enter key.

Read caching	Press the Enter key.

Write caching	Press the Enter key.

Create RAID	Press the Enter key.

[Done]	Press the Enter key.

A Creating Array window appears.

14.Press the Enter key to continue with configuration of the array.

NOTE: You can start using the array immediately. However, performance is reduced until the build process is complete.

15.Pres the Esc key until the Exit Utility window appears.

16.Highlight Yes, and then press the Enter key. The system restarts.

The server is now ready for the driver to be installed. For details of the procedure, see the website where the driver is located.

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Contents Port Sata RAID Controller Page Contents 1Controller specifications and attributes Board components and featuresController specifications and attributes Installation and configuration procedures Overview of the installation processInstalling the controller and drives Installing the controller boardInstallation and configuration procedures Assigning the boot controller Creating a bootable arrayInstallation and configuration procedures Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge Appendix a Electrostatic dischargePreventing electrostatic discharge Appendix B Regulatory compliance notices Federal Communications Commission noticeFCC rating label Class a equipmentCanadian notice Avis Canadien European Union regulatory noticeBsmi notice ModificationsJapanese notice Korean notices Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility Creating arraysMaking an array bootable Managing arraysViewing array properties Deleting an arrayInitializing drives Managing failover drive assignmentsRescanning drives Types of volumes and arrays Simple volumeSpanned volume Simple volume consists of a single driveRAID RAID 10 array RAID 50 array Glossary Fault-tolerant array DegradedArray to fail and result in data loss Example, 1040. See also channelRecords the RAID signature on the disk System as if it were a single storage unitLow-level format Software for example, a missing driveVolume Or concatenated, multiple regions of the same diskSingle-level array RAID 1 onIndex