3Ware 9550SXU16MLB10 User Guide - Page 96

Configuring Units 10 When you are finished making configuration changes, press F8 to save the changes and exit 3BM. A warning message tells you that all existing data on the drives will be deleted, and asks you to confirm that you want to proceed. Figure 36. Confirmation Message when Saving and Exiting If you made changes to units on more than one controller, the details about changes about to be made may extend beyond one screen. In this case, you use the PgUp and PgDn keys to bring more information into view. 11 Type Y to continue, delete any existing data on the drives, and create the unit. Note: For RAID 5 units with 5 or more disks, and RAID 50 units with 10 or 12 disks configured into two subunits, initialization of the unit begins immediately. You can postpone initialization if you want to begin using the units right away, however initialization from the BIOS is faster than it is under the operating system, so it will be a longer period of time until the unit has optimal performance. For more information, see "Initializing Units" under "Configuring Units" in 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide. 90 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide