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Creating a Unit through 3BM, Enter, Space, Alt-A
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Chapter 8. Configuring Units In Linux, a device node will now be associated with each unit created. In Windows, the device manager will reflect the changes under the disk drives icon. 10 Partition and format the unit. Steps will vary depending on the operating system. For more information, see "Partitioning and Formatting Units" on page 133. 11 Mount the new unit. Note: For RAID 5 units with 5 or more disks, and RAID 50 units with subunits of 6 drives, initialization of the unit begins immediately. The unit can be used while it is initializing and is fault-tolerant. 12 Partition and format the unit. For details, see "Partitioning and Formatting Units" on page 133. Creating a Unit through 3BM In 3BM, configuration tasks start from the main 3ware BIOS Manager screen shown in Figure 54. From this screen you can configure new units, delete existing ones, or perform maintenance tasks. For information about working in 3BM, see "3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2)" on page 55. Figure 54. 3BM Main Display 1 At the main 3BM screen, select the drives to be included by highlighting each one and pressing Enter or Space to select it. When you select a drive, an asterisk appears next to it in the left most column (see Figure 55). Tip: If you want to use all available drives, press Alt-A to select them all. 130 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide