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How Do I Configure a Mylex Controller for the First Time?
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Option 3: Do a Custom Configuration.
Custom Configuration gives you full control over the configuration of your
disk drives. With Custom Configuration, you can:
Select individual disk drives to add to the configuration
Build multiple arrays
Configure logical drives individually
Select a specific RAID level
Select the write caching method (Write-Thru or Write-Back)
Set the stripe size
Set logical drive size by physical or logical capacity
Add capacity to an existing array
Assign additional spare drives
Enable spanning to create a configuration of larger drive sets
Once youve selected Custom from the Configure RAID Drive screen, the
Custom Configuration main menu is displayed (Figure 1-18).
Figure 1-18. Custom Configuration Main Menu
We are setting up a first-time configuration, so well use the menus first
option: Configure a New Disk Array.
Press Enter with the Configure a New Disk Array option
selected.