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9. Click NEXT to continue with the next configuration step. The VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY
screen appears.
10. Review the configuration shown in the VIRTUAL DISK SUMMARY screen. If you want to
change something, click BACK and change the configuration parameters.
11. Click FINISH to accept the configuration and start the initialization process (unless
you selected No Initialization earlier).
Using Manual Configuration: RAID 1
Follow these steps to create a RAID 1 storage configuration using the Manual
Configuration mode of the Configuration Wizard:
1. In the FIRST MANUAL CONFIGURATION screen, shown in Figure 6-8, select two
available drives in the left panel. Click the right arrow button to move the selected
drives to the right panel.
2. Click ACCEPT to accept these drives for the new RAID 1 array.
3. Click NEXT.
The next Configuration Wizard screen appears, as shown in Figure 6-9.
The ARRAYS menu lists the new array(s) that you just defined, plus any existing
arrays with holes (free space) that could be used for a new configuration.
4. Select the array to use for the new virtual disk.
5. In the right panel, select RAID 1 as the RAID level.
6. (Optional) SET SIZE (in MB) to a lower number if you do not want to use the entire
available capacity for the new virtual disk.
7. (Optional) Change the other VIRTUAL DISK PROPERTIES, if necessary.
8. Click ACCEPT to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk.
NOTE: Click the RECLAIM button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just
defined.
NOTE: MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the
disk drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that are
already part of a configuration.
NOTE: Click the RECLAIM button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just
defined.