CONFIGURING A SINGLE RAID LEVEL 5 ARRAY WITH HOT SPARE
To configure a single RAID Level 5 array with hot spare:
1.Power up the DX9200HDDI. For information about powering up the DX9200HDDI, refer to the DX9200HDDI Series IDE Video Storage Unit installation/operation manual.
2.On the DX9200HDDI control panel, do the following:
a.Press the CTRL button. The TO CONTROLLER PRESS ANY KEY message is displayed on the LCD screen.
b.Press !. The Enter Password prompt is displayed.
c.Press ! to enter 00000000 (default password).
d.Press !. The Main menu is displayed.
3.To configure a single array, do the following:
a.Press !"and scroll to 2 RAID Params.
b.Press !. The 2 RAID Params menu is displayed.
c.Press !"to scroll to 21 Array 1.
d.Press !. The 21 Array 1 menu is displayed.
e.Press !"and scroll to 211
f.Press !. The 211
g.Press !"to scroll to YES.
h.Press ! to select YES. The entry is confirmed and the 21 Array 1 menu item is redisplayed.
4.To select the RAID Level for the array, do the following:
a.Press !"to scroll to 212 RAID Level.
b.Press !. The 212 RAID Level menu is displayed.
c.Press !"to scroll to 5.
d.Press ! to select 5. The 21 Array 1 menu redisplayed.
5.To specify the number of hard drives in the array and create one hot spare, do the following:
a.Calculate the number of drives in the array by subtracting one hard drive from the total number of drives in the array. For example, if the total number of hard drives is 13, then 13 – 1 = 12 hard drives.
b.Press !"to scroll to 213 Disk Number.
c.Press !. The 213 Disk Number The 213 Disk Number menu item is displayed.
d.Press !"to scroll to the number representing the quantity of disks calculated in step 5 (a).
For example, there are 13 hard drives installed and the configuration is a RAID 5. In this case, there are 12 drives in the array and the DX9200HDDI will automatically recognize the 13th drive as the spare drive and display an “S” to indicate the location of the hot spare.
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