User Guide

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AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
Chapter 6
AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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Note: See Section 6.6.12, Scan an Array in the Background, on page 82, for details.
9. Check Skip Initialize to skip initialization.
CAUTION: Creating a redundant array with Skip Initialization selected can result in data
corruption.
10. Check Leave Existing Data Intact if an array is lost or deleted, and the user immediately
creates a replacement array of the same characteristics. This leaves the data on the disks of
the lost or deleted array untouched when the replacement array is created. See Table 37, on
page 92, for additional information.
11. Check Zero Create to write zeros on the created array. If Zero Create is used, the array is not
immediately available (the array is hidden from the operating system during the Create
process).
12. Click Create to create the array.
6.6.1.3 Partition and Format an Array
Each operating system has different names and paths for partitioning and formatting arrays and as
such are outside the scope of this document. For more information, see your operating system’s
user documentation.
6.6.2 Name Arrays
Naming an array can be useful when creating backups. It makes an array easy to identify in a list
of arrays.
1. In the Array View section, select the array to name.
2. At the Array menu, select Name. The Array Name window displays.
3. Type the desired name in the blank field.
Note: The following characters are not allowed in an array name:
(
)
^
,
|
=
“
”
.
4. Click OK. The array name appears in the Array List and in the BIOS Configuration Utility
(only 17 characters of the name are displayed in the BIOS Configuration Utility).
6.6.3 Transform Arrays (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
With the Transform task, an array can be:
 Transformed from one RAID level to almost any other RAID level. This function is also
referred to as Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM).
 Expanded dynamically, even under I/O load, by adding disks to the array to increase the
capacity of the array. This function is also referred to as Online Capacity Expansion (OCE).