5.2.1Creating a RAID set

To create a RAID set:

1.From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.

2.Key in a name for the RAID set from the following screen and press <Enter>.

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[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Strips)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Syne: N/A

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

 

 

 

 

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[TAB]-Next

[ESC]-Previous Menu

[ENTER]-Select

3.Press the up/down arrow keys to select a RAID Level that you wish to create then press <Enter>.

4.From the Disks item field, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives that you want to include in the RAID set.

 

 

[ SELECT DISKS

]

 

Port

Drive Model

Serial #

Size

Status

0

ST3300656SS

HWAS0000991753TR

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

1

ST3300656SS

37VN00009846RAJ1

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

2

ST3300656SS

397600009846UEDY

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

3

ST3300656SS

GWC50000991756G6

279.3GB

Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 disks to create volume.

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5.Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press <Space> to select a disk. A small triangle before the Port number marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> when you are done.

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