Promise Technology M300p, M500i, M500f, M500p, M300i, M300f, M200i, M200p, M200f manual Advanced

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4.Click the Update button.

Or check the Automatic Update box, and updates will occur automatically. 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

•Logical Drives – The ID number of the logical drive(s), their RAID level, capacity, and stripe size

•Spare Drives – The physical drive ID number of the dedicated hot spare assigned to this disk array

If you accept these parameters, proceed to the next step.

If you do NOT accept these parameters, review and modify your selections in the previous steps.

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

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

Advanced

The Disk Array Advanced Creation option enables you to directly specify all parameters for a new disk array. If you select less than the total available capacity for the first logical drive, you can use the remaining space to create additional logical drives.

For an explanation of the choices you will make while using the Advanced option to create your disk array, see “Chapter 7: Technology Background” on page 239.

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