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For increased versatility, the SATARAID5 software allows individual disks to be divided into smaller segments that
can then be combined into different volumes. As an example, if a user has one set of data that must be protected at
all costs, another set of data that should be protected at reasonable cost, and another set that needs no protection at
all, the user can divide three disks into segments as shown in Figure 1
.
• The yellow segments define the high-security volume.
• The green segments represent the middle-security volume.
• The light blue segments represent the unprotected volume.
Figure 1 Dividing disks into segments
Creating a RAID Group
When creating a RAID Group, you can use the available capacity on any hard disk that is connected to your
system. You can include disk devices that have never before been used to store data. You can also include
disk devices that have previously been designated as Pass-Thru devices if those disks are no longer needed as
Pass-Thru devices. However, data that has already been stored on a Pass-Thru device will be overwritten
when the hard disk drive becomes a member of a newly created RAID Group. To create a RAID Group, use
the following procedure:
1. Select Create RAID Group from the RAID Group menu or right-click a controller in the RAID Groups
window and select Create RAID Group from the pop-up menu.
Note: Throughout this manual, the term “right-click” refers to using the secondary button on your
mouse to perform the indicated operation. On a Windows or Linux system, use the mouse button that
you have defined to be the “right” button (which by default is on the right side of the mouse, unless you
have changed the primary and secondary buttons using Control Panel
Æ Mouse on Windows). On a
Macintosh system, press and hold the COMMAND (Apple) button and click the mouse.