2.2.2Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volume

The Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks.

To create an IME volume:

1.Follow steps 1–4 of the section Integrated Mirroring volume.

2.The Select New Array Type screen appears.

Use the arrow keys to select Create IME Volume, then press <Enter>.

 

LSI Corp Config Utility

 

v6.20.00.00 (2007.12.04)

 

Select New Array Type -- SAS1064E

 

 

 

 

Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2

 

 

Create IM Volume

 

 

 

 

 

disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares.

 

 

 

 

Data on the primary disk may be migrated.

 

 

Create IME Volume

 

Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced

 

 

 

 

Array of 3 to 10 disks including up

 

 

 

 

to 2 optional hot spares.

 

 

 

 

ALL Data on array disks will be deleted!

 

 

 

 

Create Integrated Striping array of

 

 

Create IS Volume

 

 

 

 

 

2 to 10 disks.

 

 

 

 

ALL Data on array disks will be deleted!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esc = Exit Menu

F1/Shift+1 = Help

Enter = Choose array type to create

3.The Create New Array screen shows the disks you can add to make up the IME volume.

Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare disks. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. To include this disk in the array, press <+>, <->, or <Space>.

You may also specify the Hot Spare disk here. Select the disk, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr column, then press <+>, <->, or <Space>.

LSI Corp Config Utility

v6.20.00.00 (2007.12.04)

 

 

Create New Array -- SAS1064E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Array Type:

 

IME

 

 

 

 

Array Size(MB):

 

51498

 

 

 

 

Slot

Device Identifier

 

RAID

Hot

Drive

Pred

Size

Num

 

 

Disk

Spr

Status

Fail

(MB)

0

SEAGATE ST336754SS

0003

 

[Yes]

[No]

-------

----

35003

1

SEAGATE ST336754SS

0003

 

[No]

 

-------

----

35003

 

[No]

2

SEAGATE ST336754SS

0003

 

[Yes]

[No]

-------

----

35003

3

SEAGATE ST336754SS

0003

[

Yes]

[No]

-------

----

35003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help

SPACE/+/- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array

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Chapter 2: RAID configuration