6.2.2Adding or viewing a RAID configuration

You can add a new RAID configuration or view an existing configuration using the View/Add Configuration command.

Adding a new RAID configuration

To add a new RAID configuration:

1.From the Management Menu, select Configure > View/Add Configuration, and then press <Enter>.

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Configuration Menu

 

 

 

Easy Configuration

 

 

Management

MenuNew

Configuration

Configure

View/Add

Configuration

Initialize

Clear

Configuration

Objects

Select

Boot Drive

Rebuild

 

 

 

 

Check Consistency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View/Add to The Existing Configuration

Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

2.The ARRAY SELECTION MENU displays the available drives connected to the SATA ports. Select the drive(s) you want to include in the RAID set, then press <Space>. When selected, the drive indicator changes from READY to ONLIN A[X]-[Y], where X is the array number, and Y is the drive number.

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PORT #

 

Management Menu

 

 

Configure

 

0

ONLIN A00-00

 

Initialize

 

 

Objects

 

1

ONLIN A00-01

 

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READY

 

 

 

 

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READY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The information of the selected hard disk drive displays at the bottom of the screen.

3.Follow step 3 to 12 of section 6.2.1 Creating a RAID set: Using Easy

Configuration to add a new RAID set.

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