Sun Microsystems X6450 manual To Start the ACU, To Create a New Array With the ACU

▼To Start the ACU

1.Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility.

See “To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 48.

2.On the ARCU screen, select Array Configuration Utility and press Enter.

3.Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage arrays, and initialize, rescan, and erase disk drives.

▼To Create a New Array With the ACU

Note – You can create an array with the ACU and the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI. However, it is a much quicker process to create an array through the GUI than through the ACU. Creating an array with the ACU might take two to three times longer than creating an array with the GUI. For more information, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide.

1.Select Create Arrays from the main ACU menu.

Only disk drives that can be used in a new array are available for selection. (Disk drives must be initialized before they can be used in an array. See “To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU” on page 51 for more information.)

2.Use the Array Properties menu to modify the RAID level, size, name, stripe size, and caching settings of the array.

Note – Creating a new array might change the BIOS boot order. Check the BIOS settings to verify the correct boot order.

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