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Chapter 6: RAID configuration
3. The
Create New V
olume
screen shows the disks you can add to make up the RAID
1E/10 volume.
RAID 1E/10 supports three to ten disks, or, seven mirrored disks plus two hot spare
disks. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to the
RAID Disk
column. To include this disk in the array, press <+>, <->, or <Space>.
Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help
SPACE/+/- = Select disk for volume C = Create volume
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Create New Volume -- SAS2308-2
Volume Type: RAID 1E
Volume Size(GB): -------
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Num Disk Status Fail (GB)
0 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No
1 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No
2 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No
3 ATA WDC WD800JD-22LS1D06 [No] ---------- No
By default, the RAID Disk field shows No before volume creation. This field is grayed out
under the following conditions:
• The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID volume.
• The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive.
• The disk is already part of another volume.
4. Repeat step 3 to add the other disks to the volume.
5. When done, press <C> to create the volume then select
Save changes then exit this
menu
.
6. Wait for the utility to finish creating the volume.
Create and save new volume?
Cancel Exit
Save changes then exit this menu
Discard changes then exit this menu
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Create New Volume -- SAS2308-2
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