User`s guide

Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D-9

Under the item "Arrays Label", type in a label and press <Enter>. The label should

contain more than 15 characters.

For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. The available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and

64 KB. 64K is default size, please do not change the default setting.

The item: "Create RAID via" allows you to select the creation method for RAID 0 and

RAID 1 from the different possibilities that are listed.

The following table provides examples, showing when each method is appropriate.

Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate

RAID 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives

RAID 0 Migrate* Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with

data you wish to preserve

RAID 1 Build* Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if you

have data on one drive that you wish to preserve

RAID 1, Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives, or when

RAID 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after

creation.

RAID 1, Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10

RAID 10 Appropriate when using new drives

NOTE: If you select Migrate for RAID 0, or Build for RAID 1, you will be asked to

select the source drive. The contents of the source drive will be preserved.

However, the data on the new drive will be lost.