June 2007

RAID operations

3From the Objects menu, select Adapter and press Enter.

4From the Adapter menu, select Factory Default.

5Select Yes to confirm the selection and press Enter.

6Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete when prompted to restart system.

7During bootup, press Ctrl+M to re-enter the RAID setup utility.

8From the Management menu, select Objects Adapter, and then ensure the Adapter 1 values are set as follows:

Flex RAID Power Fail: Enabled

Fast Initialization: On

Disk Spin up Timing: 1 Disk every 6 secs

Cache Flush Timings: Every 4 seconds

Rebuild Rate: 30%

Alarm Control: Enabled (There is no audible alarm) Other Adapter Options:

Emulation: Mass Storage

Auto Rebuild: Disabled

Initiator ID: 7

Cluster Mode: Disabled

Multiple PCI Delayed Transactions: Disabled

Force Boot: On

Coercion Algorithm: GigaByte Way

Cc Restoration: Enabled

Note: The Coercion Algorithm must be set properly. When changed, it cannot be changed again without clearing the configuration.

9From the Configuration menu, select New Configuration. Click Yes to proceed.

Result: The system displays the SCSI channel with two drives. SCSI IDs are automatically assigned for each of the two drives. All disk drives must be in READY state.

Note: Do not use the Load command on the Configure menu. This command is not for RAID operations.

10Create the logical drive by selecting Channel-1 A01-0 and pressing the spacebar.

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