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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual
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Figure 3. Disk Status LED
Creating a Logical Drive
You can create logical drives on existing disk arrays if there is available space in
the array. For more information on the choices below, see “Chapter 9:
Technology Background” on page 329.
To create a logical drive from an existing disk array:
1. To Press the or button until the display says Array Configure.
2. Press the button and the display says Auto Configure.
3. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure.
4. Press the or button until the display says Logical Disk Create.
5. Press the button again and the display says 000.
6. Press the button again and the display says RAID Level.
7. Press the or button until the display shows the RAID level you want.
Note that the available RAID levels depend on the number of physical drives
in your disk array.
8. Press the button to choose the RAID level shown on the screen.
The display shows the maximum available capacity.
9. Press the or button until the display shows the capacity you want.
10. Press the button to choose the capacity shown on the screen.
The display shows the default stripe size.
The choices are 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB.
Disk Status
Disk Status
Plus carrier
Original carrier