Compaq Infortrend manual Creating a Logical Drive, Choosing a RAID Level, Choosing Member Drives

5.4Creating a Logical Drive

To create a logical drive, press ENT for two seconds to enter the Main Menu. Use ▼ or ▲ to navigate through the menus. Choose "View and Edit Logical Drives," and then press ENT.

Press ▼ or ▲ to select a logical drive entry, then press ENT for two seconds to proceed. "LG" is short for Logical Drive.

View and Edit Logical Drives

LG=0
Not Defined	?

Choosing a RAID Level:

Press ▼ or ▲ to choose the desired RAID level, then press ENT for two seconds. "TDRV" (Total Drives) refers to the number of available SCSI drives.

TDRV=4 Create

LG Level=RAID5 ?

Choosing Member Drives:

Press ENT for two seconds, a message, “RAID X selected To Select drives”, will prompt. Confirm your selection by pressing ENT.

Press ENT, then use ▼ or ▲ to browse through the available drives. Press ENT again to select/deselect the drives. An asterisk (*) mark will appear on the selected drive(s). To deselect a drive, press ENT again on the selected drive. The (*) mark will disappear. "C=1 I=0" refers to "Channel 1, SCSI ID 0".

After all the desired drives have been selected, press ENT for two seconds to continue. Press ▼ or ▲ to choose “Create Logical Drive,” then press ENT for two seconds to start initializing the logical drive.

RAID X Selected To Select drives

C=1 I=0 1010MB

NEW DRV SEAGATE

Create Logical

Drive?

Logical Drive Preferences:

You may also choose “Change Logical Drive Parameter,” then press ENT to change related parameters before initializing the logical drive.

Change Logical Drive Parameter?

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