Chapter 3: Creating Disk Arrays

Overview

Configuring a RAID system requires some planning to make sure that you define the correct RAID levels and array options. It may be helpful to refer to the Topology chapter in the Gateway 840 SATA RAID Enclosure User’s Guide.

This chapter will step you through the process to create the disk arrays. You will also find sections on deleting arrays, expanding arrays, and assigning hot spare drives. You are then directed to the next chapter for the procedures to define the logical drives, which makes the drive array(s) available to the operating system.

This manual assumes you have a basic understanding of RAID concepts and terminologies.

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