User`s guide

EK–SWRA2–IG. C01 6–1

Configuring Your Array

This chapter describes how to configure your array, automatically or interactively;

including defining a spare drive, initializing a logical RAID drive; and saving the RAID

configuration to a diskette.

6.1 Getting Started

After installing your StorageWorks RAID Array 200 Series Subsystem, you need

to configure drive groups and logical RAID drives on your array.

If you configured your array previously and want to change the configuration,

see Chapter 7.

Configuring your array requires the following steps:

• Invoking the standalone configuration utility

• Determining version (release number) of controller firmware

• Setting options

• Clearing the existing configuration (optional)

• Automatically or interactively configuring the array (creating drive groups

and logical RAID drives)

• Defining hot spares (optional)

• Initializing logical RAID drives

• Saving the configuration to a diskette