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Chapter 4: RAID Management Utility
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5. Press the arrow keys to move to the next option. Option choices depend on
the RAID Level you selected.
Stripe Block Size – Set to 128 KB. 64 KB is optional. Applies to RAID
0, 5, and 10; but not to JBOD, SPAN, or RAID 1. See page 106.
InitializationFull initializes the entire logical drive for RAID 1, 5, and
10. Fast erases the Master Boot Record (MBR) of the physical drives.
None leaves the physical drives untouched. Fast is recommended. See
page 106.
Gigabyte Boundary – Enables replacement of a failed disk drive with a
slightly smaller drive. ON is recommended. Applies to RAID but not to
JBOD or SPAN. See page 107.
Read Policy – Read Cache means the read cache is enabled. Read
Ahead means the read cache and read ahead feature are enabled. See
page 108
Write Policy – WriteThrough (safer) or WriteBack (faster). See
page 108
6. Press the down arrow key to move to Disk Assignments. Press the spacebar
to toggle between N and Y for each available drive. Y means this physical
drive will be assigned to the logical drive.
Assign the appropriate number of physical drives to your logical drive.
7. Press Ctrl-Y to save your logical drive configuration.