Creating RAID Sets

1.Select “Create RAID Set”

2.Choose either a “Striped” or “Mirrored” RAID Set.

3.Select if you want the utility to Auto Configure the RAID Set or if you want to manually configure the RAID set. For Striped Sets, you can change the chunk size. For Mirrored Sets, you assign which is the Source and Target drives, as well as if you want a Disk Copy.

•What is a chunk? The chunk size is the “stripe” on each disk. It is

the unit of storage equivalent to one stripe on a RAID 0 set. Available chunk sizes: [2] [4] [8] [16] [32] [64] [128]

•When manually setting the chunk size for your RAID set, it is recommended to use the smaller chunk size for server applications and the larger chunk size for AV applications.

•What is Disk Copy? if the disk assigned as the source disk has been partitioned and has data stored on it, and a second disk is added, the data on the source drive can be copied to the destination drive, so the disks are identical, and all subsequent data will be written to both drives as a Mirrored set. If, however, the source disk does not have data stored on it, there is no need for Disk Copy.

4.The utility will ask “Are You Sure? (Y/N)” before completing the configuration. Press “Y” to confirm or “N” to go back to the configuration options.

Deleting RAID Sets

1.To remove one or more RAID sets, select “Delete RAID Set”

2.Select desired set and press “Y” when asked “Are You Sure? (Y/N)”

Resolving Conflict

When a RAID set is created, the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information (Primary Chanel, Secondary Chanel). If, after a disk failure, the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in another system), it may have conflicting metadata, specifically in reference to the drive connection information. If so, this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt. In order for the RAID set to function properly, this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata. To resolve this, select “Resolve Conflict” and the correct metadata, including the correct drive connection information, will be written to the replacement disk.

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