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How Do I Make Use of the Spanning Feature?
2-64 RAID EzAssist User’s Manual
☛ Note
Depending on the controller, available stripe sizes are
8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024.
☞ Use the right arrow key to select the Stripe Size(KB) definition
field, then...
☞ Press the + or - key to find your desired stripe size,
OR
☞ Press Spacebar to display a box of available choices, use the
arrow key to select your desired stripe size, then press Enter.
Next, we set a size for this logical drive based on the maximum available
capacity. The Physical Capacity and Logical Capacity displayed should
consist of the total spanned capacity of all the spanned arrays identified
below the screen title. Refer back to Figure 2-64 for an example.
You can set logical drive size in terms of either physical capacity or logical
capacity. Logical capacity takes into account overhead for fault tolerance,
spare drives, etc.
If you intend to set up more than one logical drive in this array, then set the
capacity for the first logical drive somewhere below the maximum to leave
space for additional logical drives.
☞ Use the right arrow key to select either the Physical or Logical
Capacity(GB) definition field, then type a numeric decimal value
for the physical or logical capacity to be used in this logical
drive.
Finally, let’s add the logical drive.
Check your settings among the logical drive definition fields to be sure they
are what you want.