Specifications

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5.5 Creating a Logical Volume
Press ENT for two seconds to enter the Main Menu. Press the up or down arrow keys to select
"View and Edit Logical Volume," then press ENT.
Press the up or down arrow keys to select an undefined entry for logical volume, then press
ENT for two seconds to proceed. "LV" is short for Logical Volume.
Proceed to select one or more logical drives. Press ENT to proceed. “LD” is short for Logical
Drive.
Use the up or down arrow keys to browse through the logical drives. Press ENT again to
select/deselect the drives. An asterisk (*) mark will appear when the logical drive is selected.
After all the desired logical drive(s) have been selected, press ENT for two seconds to con-
tinue.
Two submenus will appear.
5.5.1 Initialization Mode
Array initialization can take a long time especially for those comprised of large capacity. Set-
ting to “Online” means the array is immediately accessible and that the controller will com-
plete the initialization when I/O demands become less intensive.
5.5.2 Write Policy
This menu allows you to set the caching mode policy for this specific logical volume. “Default”
is a neutral value that is coordinated with the controller’s caching mode setting. Other choices
are “Write-back” and “Write-through.”
When you are finished setting the preferences, press ENT for two seconds to display the con-
firm box. Press ENT for two seconds to start initializing the logical volume.
The logical volume has been successfully created.