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Vess R2000 Series Product Manual Promise Technologies
ViewiNg a list oF disk arrays (Clu)
To view a list of disk arrays:
From the Main Menu, highlight
Disk Array Management and press Enter.
The list of disk arrays displays.
CreatiNg a disk array (Clu)
The CLU provides three methods of creating a disk array:
• Automatic – Creates a new disk array following a default set of parameters. Creates a hot spare drive for
allRAIDlevelsexceptRAID0,whenveormoreunconguredphysicaldrivesareavailable.Youcanaccept
or reject the proposed arrangement but you cannot modify it. See “Creating a Disk Array – Automatic”
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Express – You choose the parameters for a new disk array by specifying the characteristics you want.
You can create multiple logical drives at the same time, however they are all identical. Creates a hot spare
drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0. See “Creating a Disk Array – Express”
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Advanced – Enables you to specify all parameters for a new disk array, logical drives and spare drives.
See “Creating a Disk Array – Advanced”
CreatiNg a disk array – autoMatiC (Clu)
To create a disk array using the Automatic feature:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Create New Array and press Enter.
3. Highlight CongurationMethodand press the spacebar to toggle to Automatic.
4. Press Control-A to save your settings and move to the next screen.
5. Reviewtheproposedcongurationofdiskarrayandlogicaldrives.
• Toaccepttheproposedcongurationandcreatethediskarrayand
logicaldrives,highlightSaveCongurationandpressEnter.
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Torejecttheproposedconguration,highlightCancelArrayConguration
andpressEnter.YoureturntotheDiskArraysSummaryscreen.