Chapter 6 RAID Group Management
6.2 Functions in the Action Area for RAID Group
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4Click the [OK] button.
RAID group creation starts.
5Click the [Done] button to return to the [RAID Group] screen.
End of procedure

Restrictions of drive layout

When using the ETERNUS DX8100 S2, the following restrictions for each RAID type apply to the drive layout for
RAID group configuration. A RAID group that does not satisfy the required conditions cannot be created.
An error screen appears in the following conditions:
When the "Name" overlaps with an existing RAID group name
When the "Name" does not satisfy the input conditions
When the conditions described in "Restrictions of drive layout" are not satisfied
When an invalid Stripe Depth for the RAID type is specified
RAID Type Selection Conditions
High Performance
(RAID1+0)
Required Allocate mirroring pair drives to different DEs.
Recommended Distribute striping drives over as many DEs as possible.
High Capacity (RAID5) Recommended Distribute member drives over as many DEs as possible.
High Reliability (RAID6)
Reliability (RAID5+0) Recommended Distribute member drives over as many DEs as possible.
Mirroring (RAID1) Required Allocate mirroring pair drives to different DEs.