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Chapter 3: Initial Setup

Create an Array

1. Click on the Array View icon. In the Management window, all

arrays belonging to this controller appear.

Figure 27. Management Window With Array View Selected.

2. Click on Create Array tab in the Management window (above). The

Create Array window appears.

Figure 28. The Create Array Window.

3. Type in an Array name, select RAID level and Block Size, enable or

disable Gigabyte Boundary, check or uncheck Initialize Array.

See Appendix A of this manual for information on RAID Levels, the

required number of Disk Drives and RAID controller capabilities.

Notes

• The available RAID selection depends on which

Promise product you have and the number of disk

drives available.

• The default Block size is 64KB.

• Promise recommends checking Initialize Array.