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View Selected RAID Group
Type Enter to display more information about the
highlighted RAID group. If a RAID group is rebuilding, the
command displays the completion percentage of the
rebuild.
Create
Type Insert to build a new RAID group.
Delete
Type Delete to delete the highlighted RAID group. A
confirmation prompt must be answered.
Rebuild
Type R to rebuild the highlighted RAID group. A
confirmation prompt must be answered to start the
rebuild.
Partition
Type P to change the current partitions of the RAID
group. The Partition function can split a selected partition
or merge two partitions. Partitions which are currently
mapped cannot be split or merged.
Map RAID Groups
Type M to map or remove mapping of selected partitions.
You may select automatic mapping of all unmapped
partitions, map or remove mapping from specific
partitions, or remove mapping from all partitions.
Create a RAID group
Selecting Create RAID Group starts a wizard.
1 Type a RAID group name.
2 Select a RAID level: 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10 or JBOD.
3 Select an Interleave: 8KB, 16KB, 32KB, 64KB,
128KB, 256KB, 512KB or 1MB.
4Type Insert to add drives into the RAID group.
5 A drive list box of available drives is displayed.
Press the Space Bar
to select the drives to
include in the new RAID group. The selected
drives are highlighted.
6Type Enter to create the RAID group.
CAUTIONCAUTION
A rebuild occurs after creating a RAID
Level 4, RAID Level 5 or RAID Level 6
group. The length of time required for the
rebuild depends upon the size of the
RAID group. Do not reboot the adapter
until the rebuild process is complete.
7Type Enter to map the partitions of the new
RAID group.
Note
A RAID group is created with default
properties which may be changed using the
ConfigTool. Refer to
ATTO ConfigTool on
page 1.