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How Do I Configure a Mylex Controller for the First Time?
1-22 RAID EzAssist User’s Manual
Table 1-4. Required Numbers of Drives By RAID Level
☞ Use the arrow keys to select a disk drive in the Unused Drives
field, then press Enter to accept the drive into the disk array.
☞ Repeat the step above for as many disk drives as you wish to
add to the array.
☞ When you’ve finished adding drives, press the Tab key to
switch focus to the buttons.
Figure 1-20 is a example of how your screen might look after the steps
above.
Figure 1-20. Sample Disk Array Configuration
☞ If you’re not satisfied with your drive selections, use the
arrow key to select Clear, then Press Enter. Press Tab to return to
Unused Drives.
Your selections will be erased and you can try again as described above.
Desired RAID Level Number of Drives to Select
JBOD (Single Drive) Exactly 1 drive
RAID 0 (Striping) At least 2 drives of equal size
RAID 1 (Mirroring) Exactly 2 drives of equal size
RAID 3 (Parity Drive)
RAID 5 (Striping with Parity)
RAID 0+1 (Striping with Mirroring)
At least 3 drives of equal size