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42 Configuring RAID in a Dell workstation | 1.0
Choosing a RAID Level: The first step to creating a RAID array is to choose the RAID level desired. You
can either use the +/ -- keys on the keyboard to change the RAID level, or press Enter to bring up a list of
supported RAID options based on the HDD’s available in the system. On this same page, you can use the up
and down arrows to navigate down to other options that will be different based on a given use case. We will
proceed with using the default options. When ready, navigate up to highlight the “Select Drives” option and
press Enter.
Selecting Disks: You will now be presented with a screen similar to the below. Select Media Type allows
you to choose which types of drives are displayed in the list. You can choose to only display HDD, or SSD, or
display both HDD and SSD. Select Interface Type allows you to choose which types of interfaces will be
shown, either SATA, SAS, or both. Logical Sector size allows you to limit only showing 512B or 4k-Native
drives, or both.
To select your drives, navigate down to the Unconfigured drive list. Navigate to each of the drives that you
would like to include in your RAID array and press the Enter key to select that drive. You can also press the +
key while the drive is highlighted to select it, or the – key while a drive is highlighted to deselect that drive.
When finished, navigate down to the bottom of the list, Apply Changes, and press the Enter key.