NOTE: You can press <F2> to display the number of drives in the array, their channel and ID, and <F3> to display array information, such as the stripes, slots, and free space.

8Press <F10> to configure logical drives.

The logical drive configuration screen appears. Span=Yes displays on this screen if you select two or more arrays to span.

The window from the top of the screen shows the logical drive that is currently being configured as well as any existing logical drives.

The column headings are:

LD: The logical drive number

RAID: The RAID level

Size: The logical drive size

#Stripes: The number of stripes (physical drives) in the associated physical array

StrpSz: The stripe size

DriveState: The state of the logical drive

9Highlight RAID and press <Enter>.

The available RAID levels for the current logical drive display.

10Select a RAID level for the logical drive and press <Enter> to confirm.

See Chapter 3 for an explanation of the RAID levels.

11Set the Stripe Size from the Advanced Menu.

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