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SuperTrak SX6000™ User Manual Chapter 3
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Entering the BIOS SuperBuild utility
When the system boots, you will see the “Promise SuperTrak SX6000 BIOS” sign-on
banner appear on the screen. Once the BIOS identifies the arrays attached to the
SuperTrak SX6000 controller, it will offer an option to enter the SuperBuild utility.
Press [Ctrl-F] to initialize SuperBuild and display the “Main Menu”.
Creating a disk array from the Auto Setup screen
(1) In the “Main Menu” press [1] to display the “Auto Setup” screen.
(2) In the “Auto Setup Options Menu”, use the [Spacebar] to choose an option in
the “Optimize array for” field. The choices offered are RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1
(mirroring), RAID 3 (striping with dedicated parity), and RAID 5 (data striping
with striped parity), and JBOD (spanning array).
(3) Press the [Ctrl-Y] keys to save the changes. SuperBuild will build an array
automatically from the hard drives connected to the SuperTrak SX6000
controller.
Creating an array from the View/Define Array screen
(1) In the “Main Menu” press [3] to display the “View/Define Array” screen.
(2) In the “View/Define Array” screen, select the array number you want to define
using the arrow keys, and press [Enter] to display the “Define Array Definition
Menu” screen.
(3) In the “Define Array Definition Menu”, highlight the “RAID Level” column using
the [Tab] key, and then cycle through the choices using the [Spacebar] to
select the RAID level you wish to use for the new array.
(4) In the “Drive Assignments” menu, use the [Down Arrow] to select from the
available drives to assign them as members of the new array. Use the
[Spacebar] to toggle between “Yes” or “No” or press [Y] under the “Assignment”
column to assign the drive; [N] unassigns the drive.
(5) When you are finished assigning drives as array members, press the [Ctrl-Y]
keys to save the array member assignment. The utility will return to the “Define
Array Definition Menu” screen and the new array will now be visible in the list.
Deleting an array from the Delete Array screen
(1) From the “Main Menu” press [4] to display the “Delete Array Menu”.
(2) From the “Delete Array Menu”, highlight the array you wish to delete using the
[Up Arrow] or [Down Arrow] keys and press the [Del] key.
(3) Press the [Ctrl-Y] keys to confirm deletion.