Dell YT583 manual Creating a Second RAID Volume, Viewing RAID Volume Properties

•Drives must have 512 byte blocks and must not have removable media.

•There can only be 2 hard drives per RAID volume.

5Press <C> and then select Save changes when the RAID volume has been fully configured.

6Exit this menu to save the changes. The Configuration Utility will pause while the RAID volume is being created.

NOTE: RAID 1 provides protection against the failure of a single hard drive. When a hard drive fails, it can be replaced and the data re-mirrored to another hard drive, maintaining data integrity.

Creating a Second RAID Volume

The SAS 6/iR controller supports two active RAID volumes. If one RAID volume is already configured, follow these steps to add a second RAID volume:

1Select a controller from the Adapter List in the Configuration Utility.

2Select the RAID Properties option to display the current RAID volume.

3Press <C> to create a new RAID volume.

4Continue to create a second RAID volume, either RAID level 0 or RAID level 1.

Viewing RAID Volume Properties

Follow these steps to view the properties of RAID level 1 and RAID level 0 configurations:

1Select a controller from the Adapter List in the Configuration Utility.

2Select the RAID Properties option to display the current RAID volume.

3Press <Alt><N> to view the next RAID volume if more than one RAID volume is configured.

4Press <Enter> when the Manage Virtual Disk item is selected to manage the current RAID volume.

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