Creating a RAID Volume

To create a RAID volume:

1.From the Define a New Array screen, use the <TAB> key to highlight the RAID Mode field, and then press <Enter>. The following sub-menu appears.

Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID mode, and then press <Enter>.

Mirrored ↑

Striped

Spanned

Striped Mirror ↓

2.Press <TAB> to highlight the Stripe Block field, and then press <Enter>. The following sub-menu appears:

Use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID array, and then press <Enter>.The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default selection is Optimal. The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage.

•8 /16 KB - low disk usage

•64 KB - typical disk usage

•128 KB - performance disk usage

8K ↑

16K

32K

64K

128K Optim↓

•For server systems, we recommend using a lower array block size. For

multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance.

•Stripe block size selection is not available for Mirrored or Spanned RAID arrays.

3.Press <TAB> to highlight the Free Disks field. Use the left or right arrow keys to assign the array disks.

4.Press <F7> to create RAID set. The following message box appears.

All data on new (or added) disks will be overwritten. Continue?

[Y] YES

[N] NO

5.Press <Y> to clear the selected disks or <N> to proceed without clearing the disks. The following screen appears.

Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost!

Clear MBR?

[Y] YES

[N] NO

6.Press <Y> to clear the MBR.

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