Creating and Managing Arrays
appropriate chunk size, refer to your operating system documentation. For example, the default chunk size for Windows NT and many other operating systems is 64 KB. If you are using the array for a database with very small records, you may want to use a smaller chunk size.
The system confirms that you want to create the array.
10Select Yes and press Enter.
A message notifies you that the array is being created and shows the progress of the initialization process. The array initialization process takes from several minutes to more than an hour depending on the array type (volume, RAID 0, and RAID 1 are the fastest), array size, drive speed, and other processes running on the controller.
You can press Esc to return the Disk Array Administrator menus and perform other functions. To check the progress of the array initialization, select Array Menu from the System Menu. The status of the initialization displays in the list of arrays.
If you find that you need to change the disks or some other array configuration, you can stop the array initialization process. See Stopping the Array Initialization Process on page
Note: Most operating systems, such as Windows NT 4.0, require you to reboot the host system to see the new array. NetWare v3.12 and higher can recognize new devices by typing the command SCAN FOR NEW DEVICES at the console prompt. Other operating systems might have similar features.