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Product Manual Manage with CLU
Tocreateadiskarraywithdifferentcharacteristics,repeatthestepsabovespecifyingdiffer-
entparametersbutchoosetheExpressorAdvancedoption.
CreatiNg a disk array – express (Clu)
To create a disk array using the Express 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 Express.
4. Highlight the following options and press to spacebar to choose Yes or No:
• Redundancy
• Capacity
• Performance
•
SpareDrive
• MixingSATA/SASDrive
IfyouchooseNo,andyouhavebothSATAandSASdrives,aseparatearrayiscreatedfor
eachtypeofdrive.
5. Highlight Number of Logical Drives and press the backspace key to erase the current value, then enter
the number of logical drives you want.
6. Highlight Application Type and press the spacebar to toggle though the applications and choose the
best one for your disk array.
• File Server
• Video Stream
• Transaction Data
• Transaction Log
• Other
7. Press Control-A to save your settings and move to the next screen.
8. 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.
Torejecttheproposedconguration,highlightCancelArrayConguration and press Enter. You