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• View/Add Configuration: Viewing the current RAID array, adding a new RAID array, or reconfiguring
the current RAID array.
Note: If you use the Easy Configuration to create a new RAID volume, the current RAID volume will be
deleted. If you want to create a new RAID volume without deleting the current data, use the View/Add
Configuration.
To create a RAID volume by using the Easy Configuration option, do the following:
1. Select Management ➙ Configure from the main menu and press Enter. The Configuration Menu
opens.
2. Select Easy Configuration.
3. Press the space key to select physical drives. The free physical drives will be shown as READY. After
you select one, it will be shown as ONLIN A[array number]-[hard disk drive number]. For example,
ONLIN A1-3 denotes the number 3 hard disk drive in array 1.
4. After you finish selecting the physical drives, press Enter or F10. The array selection window opens.
Press the space key to select the array.
5. Press F10, the Virtual Drive(s) Configured window opens. The following table is an example about the
information on this window.
VD
0
6. Select RAID on the Virtual Drive(s) Configured window and press Enter. The RAID array selection
menu opens.
7. Select the RAID array you want to create and press Enter.
8. Set the stripe size for the new array. Then, select ACCEPT and press Enter.
Note: If you are creating a RAID volume by using the New Configuration option, you can also set
the volume capacity.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish all settings. Then, press Esc to exit the program. When
prompted, select Yes and press Enter to save the configuration.
10. Press Esc to go back to the main menu. Then, initialize the RAID volume you have created. See
"Initializing the RAID volume" on page 107.
Initializing the RAID volume
This section provides instructions on how to initialize the RAID volume you have created. After you create
a new RAID volume, it is recommended that you initialize the created RAID volume. However, initializing
the RAID volume will delete the data on the selected RAID volume.
To initialize the RAID volume you have created, do the following:
1. Do one of the following:
• Select Management ➙ Initialize from the main menu and then use the space key to select the
desired RAID volume. Press F10 to start initializing the RAID volume.
• Select Objects ➙ Logical Drive from the main menu and then select the desired RAID volume.
Press F10 to start initializing the RAID volume.
2. When prompted, select Yes and press Enter to continue the initialization.
3. When you finish initializing the RAID volume, press Esc to go back to the main menu.
Virtual Drive(s) Configured
RAID
Size
0
73664 MB
#Stripes
StripSz
1
64 KB
.
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