Promise Technology M500f, M500i, M300p, M500p, M300i manual Disk Array Management, Create a Disk Array

VTrak M-Class Product Manual

Disk Array Management

Disk Array Management includes the creation and deletion of disk arrays, disk array settings and functions, and also logical drive creation and deletion.

Create a Disk Array

1.From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.

2.Highlight Create New Array and press Enter.

3.Highlight Configuration Method and press the spacebar to toggle through Automatic, Express, and Advanced.

•Automatic – Creates a default disk array and logical drive based on unconfigured physical drives in the system. No user choices. Go to “Automatic” below.

•Express – You select the RAID characteristics and type of application. Creates a disk array and logical drive(s) based on your input. Go to “Express” below.

•Advanced – You specify all parameters for a new disk array. One logical drive will be made automatically when you create the disk array. If you select less than the total available capacity, you can use the remaining space to create additional logical drives at a later time. Go to “Advanced” below.

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

Automatic

Review the proposed configuration of disk array and logical drive(s).

To accept the proposed configuration and create the disk array and logical drive(s), highlight Save Configuration and press Enter.

To reject the proposed configuration, highlight Cancel Array Configuration and press Enter. You will return to the Disk Arrays Summary screen.

To create a disk array with different characteristics, repeat the steps above specifying different parameters but choose the Express or Advanced option.

Express

1.Highlight Configuration Method and press to spacebar to select each of the following characteristics for your disk array:

•Redundancy

•Capacity

•Performance

•Spare Drive

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