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Create RAID 1 The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses "Auto Setup" to create RAID 1. But you can reserve the data on source drive if you use "Select Disk Drives" to select the source and the mirror drive. Press "y" to copy data of source to mirror drive. There is a limitation when using this feature. The capacity of mirror drive must be greater or equal to the source drive; otherwise the RAID 1 can't be created and a error message will appear: "Error: mirror's size is smaller than source!!! Press ESC return". If user does not want to duplicate data, the data on the source and the mirror drive will be destroyed. Create JBOD The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses "Auto Setup" to create a JBOD. However, you can reserve the data on the first disk drive of a JBOD array if you use "Select Disk Drives" to select disk drives The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free space. Expand Span (JBOD) Array function is not available if VT8237S only supports 2 SATA ports. 1.4.3 Delete Disk Array User can delete a specific RAID that has been created. Following are the steps to delete a created disk array. 1. Use arrow key to highlight Delete Array item in main menu interface, and press . The channel column will be activated. 2. Use arrow key to highlight the target disk drive and press . A 8

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Create RAID 1
The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses “Auto Setup” to create RAID 1. But you can reserve the data on source drive if you use
“Select Disk Drives” to select the source and the mirror drive.
Press “y” to copy data of source to mirror drive. There is a limitation when using this feature. The capacity of mirror drive must be greater or equal
to the source drive; otherwise the RAID 1 can’t be created and a error message will appear: “Error: mirror’s size is smaller than source!!! Press
ESC return”. If user does not want to duplicate data, the data on the source and the mirror drive will be destroyed.
Create JBOD
The data on disk drives will be destroyed if user uses “Auto Setup” to create a JBOD. However, you can reserve the data on the first disk drive of
a JBOD array if you use “Select Disk Drives” to select disk drives
The data on the first disk drive will be reserved and the other disk drives in JBOD will be expanded behind the first disk drive and become free
space. Expand Span (JBOD) Array function is not available if VT8237S only supports 2 SATA ports.
1.4.3
Delete Disk Array
User can delete a specific RAID that has been created. Following are the steps to delete a created disk array.
1.
Use arrow key to highlight Delete Array item in main menu interface, and
press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated.
2.
Use arrow key to highlight the target disk drive and press <Enter>. A