Compaq 3200 manual Configuration Procedures, Create a New Array, Procedure-Creating a New Array

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Configuration Procedures

If you are configuring a new array, the configuration wizard leads you through the process. You can, however, bypass the wizard and manually:

■Create a new array

■Expand the capacity of an array

■Extend the capacity of a logical drive

■Change online stripe-size migration

■Change online RAID level migration

Use the procedures in the following sections to configure your array manually.

Create a New Array

Procedure—Creating a New Array

There are three general steps for creating a new array:

■Step 1: Choose the Smart Array 3200 controller for the array.

■Step 2: Group physical drives of the same size into an array.

■Step 3: Create logical drives. (Divide the array into one or more logical drives.)

Example—Creating a New Array

For this example, use the following assumptions:

■Four 4.3-GB drives and two 9.1-GB drives are connected to the Smart Array 3200 Controller.

■There will be two arrays. Array A consists of three 4.3-GB drives with the fourth 4.3-GB drive used as a spare. Array B consisting of two 9.1- GB drives.

■The fault-tolerance method for all logical drives on Array A is RAID 5, Distributed Data Guarding. The fault-tolerance method for all logical drives on Array B is RAID 1, Drive Mirroring.

Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide