Asus P5B manual Creating a RAID 10 set RAID 0+1

Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)

To create a RAID 10 set:

1.From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears.

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[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size: Capacity:

Volume10

RAID10(RAID0+1)

Select Disks 128KB

XXX.X GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters.

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

2.Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>.

3.When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 10(RAID0+1), then press <Enter>.

4.When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 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.

5.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.

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