Specifications

Storage Subsystem Guide 33
Creating System Drives
a. SelectSDsize.
IntheCapacitycolumn,clicktheradiobuttonforthedesiredsizeof
theSD.(TheservercalculatesSDcapacitybasedonthenumberof
physicaldisksspecifiedintheNumberofPhysicalDiskscolumn.)
Caution:Toensureoptimalperformanceofthestoragesubsystem,donot
changethe
valuespecifiedintheSystemDriveCapacityfieldexceptunderthe
directionofSGIGlobalServices.
b. Specifystripesize.
Thevaluespecifiedforthestripesizeshouldalwaysmatchthevalue
configuredattheRAIDcontroller.Therecommendedstripesizeis
automaticallyselectedwhenyouselectthesystemdrivecapacity.
The
stripesize,alsoreferredtoasthesegmentsize,definesthesizeof
thedatapatternswrittentoindividualdisksinasystemdrive.
6. Clickcreate.
ARAIDsystemdrivewillnowbecreated,withthespecifiedlabelandthe
selectedstripesize.
TheRAIDcontrollerperformsainitializationofthesystem
drivetocheck
forbadsectorsandsetuptheRAIDparity.Thelightsonthedisksflicker
duringthisprocess,andtheActiveTasksdialogboxshowstheprogressof
theinitialization.
7. VerifytheSD.
NavigatetotheSystemDrivespage.(Home>StorageManagement>
SystemDrives.)