4-RAID Control-Web Interface

2. RAID Set Functions

Select the RAID Set Function to manually configure the RAID set for the first time or delete/ reconfigure existing RAID sets. The RAID Set functions allows more complete control over the RAID creation process, but requires more interaction then the Quick Volume/RAID Setup option. To enter a RAID Set Functions, Click on the “RAID Set Functions” menu, and the RAID set submenus will be displayed.

2.1 Create A New RAID Set

Note:

The numbers of physical drives in a specific RAID set determine the RAID levels that can be implemented with the

RAID set.

RAID 0 requires 1 or more physical drives per RAID set. RAID 1 requires at least 2 physical drives per RAID set.

RAID 1 + Spare requires at least 3 physical drives per RAID set.

RAID 3/5 requires at least 3 physical drives per RAID set.

RAID 3/5 + Spare requires at least 4 physical drives per RAID set.

Choose “RAID Set Function” from the main menu. clink on the “Create RAID Set” menu option. Check the checkbox corresponding to the disks to be used in the RAIDSet. Yoy may also name the resulting RAIDset (optional.) When all selections have been made, check the “Confirm The Operation”

checkbox and click to commit or to revert all options to default. The RAIDSet is now ready for volume creation (See Section 3.1 “Create a Volume Set”)

2.2 Delete Existing RAID Set

Once this option is selected, a table will appear with the available RAID set(s).

Check the radio button next to the RAIDset(s) to be deleted, check the “Confirm The Operation”

checkbox and click

 

to commit or

 

to revert all options to default. A Confirmation

screen appears prior

 

 

 

 

to the deletion.

 

 

2.3 Expand Existing RAID Set

Instead of deleting a RAID set and recreating it with additional disk drives, the Expand existing RAID Set function allows the user to add disk drives to the RAID set that already exists. When this option is selected, a table will appear with the available RAID set(s). Check the

radio button next to the RAIDset(s) to be expanded, and click the Button. if spare disks are available, they will be listed. Check the radio button next to the drive(s) to add, check the

“Confirm The Operation” checkbox and click to commit or to revert all options to default. A Confirmation screen appears prior to the expansion. The new added capacity will be available for new volume sets. To define one or more volume sets, follow the instruction

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