Promise Technology M200f, M500i, M500f, M300p, M500p, M300i, M300f manual Create a Disk Array, Automatic

Chapter 3: Setup

Create a Disk Array

Click on the Disk Arrays icon. The Array Configuration menu appears. Since this VTrak is newly activated, there are no disk arrays or logical drives yet.

There are three options: Automatic, Express, and Advanced. Select one and click the Next button. Or select one from the dropdown menu on the Create tab.

Automatic

The Disk Array Automatic Creation option enables you to create a new disk array following a default set of parameters. One logical drive will be made automatically when you create the disk array.

The number of unconfigured physical drives available will determine the RAID level of the disk array and whether a spare drive is created.

When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters display:

•Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID numbers, configurable capacity, and the number of logical drives to be created

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