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iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem
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Delete
Delete a RAID group.
Set disk
property
Change the disk status of write cache and standby.
Write Cache options:
“Enabled” Æ Enable disk write cache.
“Disabled” Æ Disable disk write cache.
Standby options:
“Disabled” Æ Disable spindown.
“30 sec / 1 min / 5 min / 30 min” Æ Enable hard drive
auto spindown to save power in the period of time.
More
information
Show RAID group detail information.
3.6.4 Virtual Disk
“Virtual disk” can be used to create or view the status of each Virtual disk. The
following is an example to create a VD.
Step 1: Click
, enter “Name”, select RAID group from “RG
name”, enter required “Capacity (GB)/(MB)”, change “Stripe height (KB)”,
change “Block size (B)”, change “Read/Write” mode, set virtual disk “Priority”,
select “Bg rate” (Background task priority), and change “Readahead” option if
necessary. “Erase” option will wipe out old data in VD to prevent that OS recognizes the
old partition. There are three options in “Erase”: None (default), erase first 1GB or full
disk. Last, select “Type” mode for normal or clone usage. Then
click
.