Nvidia 4 Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 5

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CHAPTER 3
Using the NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Management Utility
Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 5
The following example shows you how to convert a RAID 0+1 array with four disks to a
RAID 5 array with four disks.
1Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to use are RAID
enabled.
2Boot to Windows, launch the MediaShield application, then follow the steps outlined in
“Creating a Stripe Mirroring Array” on page 54.
When that is done, you should see a screen shot similar to the following:
Figure 3.114 RAID Array Created
3Click click on “Stripe Mirroring” and select “Convert Array...” as shown in the
following screen shot:
Figure 3.115 Selecting “Convert Array” from the Pop Up Menu