Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)

To create a RAID 5 set:

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

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

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[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume5

RAID Level: RAID5(Parity)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 64KB

Capacity: 0.0 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.

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2.Enter a name for the RAID 5 set, then press <Enter>.

3.When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), then press <Enter>.

4.The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. The following pop‑up screen appears.

 

 

 

[ SELECT DISKS ]

 

 

 

Port Drive Model

Serial #

Size Status

 

0

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

 

 

1

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

 

2

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

3

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

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