User Guide

WebPAM User Manual

11. RAID 0 and RAID 10. Select a Stripe Block Size from the dropdown menu.

Choose from 64 or 128 KB. The size selected affects how the controller

sends and receives data blocks to and from the drives. In general, a larger

block size is better when handling large data transfers (such as A/V editing

and graphics) while a smaller size is better when handling email and other

common server data. The default is 64KB. When in doubt, use the default

value.

The Write Cache policy is None. You cannot change this setting.

12. RAID 0 and RAID 1. Select a Gigabyte Boundary policy from the dropdown

menu.

• GigaByte Boundary – Rounds the size of the logical drive down to the

nearest whole gigabyte. It allows you to install a slightly smaller (within 1

GB) replacement drive, should the need arise. This is the default.

• None – No Boundary function.

13. Select an Initialization policy from the dropdown menu.

• Fast Initialization – Erases the reserve and master boot sectors of the

physical drives being added to the logical drive.

• Full Initialization – Erases all sectors of the physical drives being

added to the logical drive.

• None – No initialization. This choice is not recommended.

14. Click the Finish button.

If there are physical drives available, the Select RAID Level screen appears

again, where you can create an additional logical drive.