Promise Technology EX8654 manual Creating a Disk Array Advanced Configuration, Disk Array Creation

Chapter 5: Management with WebPAM PRO

Creating a Disk Array – Advanced Configuration

The Disk Array – Advanced Configuration option enables you to directly specify all parameters for a new disk array. One logical drive will be made automatically when you create the disk array. If you specify less than the total available capacity, you can use the remaining space to create additional logical drives now or at a later time.

If you are uncertain about choosing parameters for your disk array, use the Express or Automatic option to create your disk array.

To create a new disk array:

1.Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

2.Click the Disk Arrays icon.

3.From the dropdown menu on the Create tab, choose Advanced.

Step 1 – Disk Array Creation

1.Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided.

2.Check the box if you want to enable Media Patrol.

For more information, see “Media Patrol” on page 248.

3.Check the box if you want to enable PDM.

For more information, see “Predictive Data Migration (PDM)” on page 248.

4.Highlight physical drives you want in the disk array from the Available list and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list.

You can also double-click them to move them.

5.When you are done, click the Next button.

Step 2 – Logical Drive Creation

Logical Drive Creation enables you to specify logical drives under the new disk array. Enter the information for a logical drive, then click the Update button. If there is free capacity remaining, you can specify another logical drive now or wait until later. You can create up to 32 logical drives per array.

1.Optional. Type an alias into the field provided.

2.Choose a RAID level for the logical drive from the dropdown menu.

The choice of RAID levels depends the number of physical drives you selected.

3.RAID 50 and 60 only. Specify the number of axles for your array. See “RAID 50 Axles” on page 227 or “RAID 60 Axles” on page 230.

4.Specify a Capacity and the unit of measure (MB, GB, TB).

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