IBM DS6000 Series manual View of the Add arrays to ranks panel, with FB selected

Enter the appropriate information for the quantity of the arrays and the RAID type.

Note: If you choose to create eight disk arrays, then you will only have half as many arrays and ranks as if you would have chosen to create four disk arrays.

Click Next to advance to the Add arrays to ranks panel shown in Figure 9-38.

If you click the check box next to the Add these arrays to ranks, then you will not have to configure the ranks separately at a later time. The ranks take on either storage type FB or CKD, as shown in Figure 9-38.

Figure 9-38 View of the Add arrays to ranks panel, with FB selected

Click Next to bring up the Verification panel, then click Finish to configure the arrays and ranks in one step.

If you choose to create custom arrays you will be directed to choose the four disk array sites from which to create your eight disk arrays as shown in Figure 9-39.

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