User Guide

Chapter 5: Monitor and Manage
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10. Click the Next button.
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 SATA
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.