Owner's manual

16 RAID Controller Configuration
StorCase Technology, Inc. InfoStation 12-Bay RAID User's Guide - Rev. D00
Configuring the RAID Controller
There are two aspects to configuring the RAID controller:
• Configuration of the RAID system and communication parameters
• Setting up and configuration of arrays within the RAID system
Users are advised to configure the system first, then the arrays.
The following sections provide instructions on how to setup a RAID configuration for the first
time.
Choose one of the three following methods:
RAID Configuration via Data Master GUI Page
• Data Master Connection (Read FIRST before proceeding to RAID Setup) 17
• Quick RAID Setup (One array using all disks installed) 22
• Customized RAID Setup (Multiple arrays & custom number of disks in an array) 24
• Partitions 26
• LUN Mapping 32
• Deleting an Array 35
RAID Configuration via Monitor Utility (HyperTerminal) Page
• HyperTerminal Connection (Read FIRST before proceeding to RAID Setup) 36
• Quick RAID Setup (One array using all disks installed) 39
• Customized RAID Setup (Multiple arrays & custom number of disks in an array) 40
• Partitions 42
• LUN Mapping 46
• Deleting an Array 49
RAID Configuration via InfoStation RAID Control Panel Page
• RAID Control Panel (Read FIRST before proceeding to RAID Setup) 50
• Quick RAID Setup (One array using all disks installed) 55
• Customized RAID Setup (Multiple arrays & custom number of disks in an array) 56
• Partitions 58
• LUN Mapping 60
• Deleting an Array 61