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SuperTrak EX Series User Manual

This value will be the data capacity of the first logical drive in your new disk array. If you specify less than disk array's maximum capacity, the remainder will be available for additional logical drives which you can create later.

5.Specify a Stripe size from the dropdown menu.

64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, and 1 MB are available. 64 KB is the default.

6.Specify a Sector size from the dropdown menu.

512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB are available. 512 B is the default.

7.Specify a Read (cache) Policy from the dropdown menu.

Read Cache, Read Ahead Cache, and No Cache are available. Read Ahead is the default.

8.Specify a Write (cache) Policy from the dropdown menu.

Write Back and Write Through are available. Write Back is the default.

9.From the Initialization dropdown menu, choose an Initialization policy.

None, Quick, and Full are available. None is the default but is not recommended. See “Initialization” on page 239.

10.Click the Update button.

A new logical drive is displayed under New Logical Drives.

Repeat the above steps to specify additional logical drives as desired.

11.When you are done specifying logical drives, click the Next button.

Step 3 – Summary

The Summary lists the disk array and logical drive information you specified. To proceed with disk array and logical drive creation, click the Submit button.

The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List the Information tab.

Note

This function does not automatically create a hot spare drive. After the disk array is created, you can create a hot spare drive for it. For more information, see “Creating a Spare Drive” on page 173.

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