Compaq 3200 manual Create Drive Array Screen, 5-25, 21. Create Drive Array screen

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Create Drive Array Screen

In this screen, all available drives attached to the selected controller are displayed on the left. Drives assigned to the current array appear on the right. Each physical drive is identified by a port number and SCSI ID.

To create an array, select the drive or drives to be part of the array, then press the Assign Drive(s) to Array (top) button. You can also select drives and drag them to the array. To assign a spare, select the drive to be the spare, then click the Assign Spare to Array (bottom) button.

Always group physical drives of the same size. If you mix drive sizes, the Smart Array 3200 Controller treats all the drives as the same size as the smallest drive in the array. This results in wasted capacity in the larger drives.

To increase performance, select drives from both ports and install the correct drives on both ports before running the Array Configuration Utility.

Figure 5-21. Create Drive Array screen

Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide