5.4.4Managing Arrays
The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to configuring and maintaining RAID volumes.
Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, proceed with the volume consistency check, activate the volume, delete the volume, and expand the volume capacity.
Viewing volume properties
To view volume properties:
1.On the main menu, select RAID Properties.
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2.On the next screen that appears, select View Existing Volume.
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| Create RAID 1 Volume |
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