4.The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. The following pop‑up screen appears.
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Port Drive Model | Serial # | Size Status | |||
| 0 | XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX | XX.XGB |
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1 | XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX | XX.XGB | ||
2 | XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX | XX.XGB | ||
3 | XXXXXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX | XX.XGB |
Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.
5.Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.
6.When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.
The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB.
TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
7.Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.
8.Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning message appears.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
9.Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.
Chapter 5: Software support |