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View/Add Configuration from the CU, Configuration or View/Add Configuration

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110 Appendix A: Embedded SATA RAID Technology for the Altos G310 Mk2 Caution: The New Configuration option erases the existing configuration data when you save the new array configuration. If you do not want to delete the existing configuration data, use View/Add Configuration. Perform the following steps to configure a disk array using New Configuration or View/Add Configuration: 1 Select Configure→ View/Add Configuration from the CU Management Menu. The CU displays an array selection window. 2 Select the physical drives to include in the array by pressing the arrow keys to select specific physical drives. 3 Press the spacebar to associate the selected physical drive with the current array. The indicator for the selected drive changes from READY to ONLIN A[array number]-[drive number]. For example, ONLIN A13 means array 1 with disk drive 3. 4 Press after you finish creating the current array. 5 Press to configure logical drives. 6 Set the RAID level for the logical drive by highlighting RAID and pressing . A list of the available RAID levels for the current logical drive appears. 7 Set the logical drive size by moving the cursor to Size and pressing . By default, the logical drive size associates the available space in the array(s) with the current logical drive. 8 Set the stripe size. 9 After you define the current logical drive, select Accept and press . 10 Save the configuration when the CU prompts you to do so. 11 Initialize the logical drives you configured. "Initializing logical drives" on page 111 provides detailed instructions.

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Appendix A: Embedded SATA RAID Technology for the Altos G310 Mk2
110
Caution:
The New Configuration option erases the existing
configuration data when you save the new array configuration. If
you do not want to delete the existing configuration data, use
View/Add Configuration.
Perform the following steps to configure a disk array using New
Configuration or View/Add Configuration:
1
Select Configure
→
View/Add Configuration from the CU
Management Menu.
The CU displays an array selection window.
2
Select the physical drives to include in the array by pressing the
arrow keys to select specific physical drives.
3
Press the spacebar to associate the selected physical drive with the
current array.
The indicator for the selected drive changes from
READY
to
ONLIN
A[
array number
]-[
drive number
]
.
For example,
ONLIN A1-
3
means array 1 with disk drive 3.
4
Press <Enter> after you finish creating the current array.
5
Press <F10> to configure logical drives.
6
Set the RAID level for the logical drive by highlighting RAID and
pressing <Enter>.
A list of the available RAID levels for the current logical drive
appears.
7
Set the logical drive size by moving the cursor to Size and pressing
<Enter>.
By default, the logical drive size associates the available space in
the array(s) with the current logical drive.
8
Set the stripe size.
9
After you define the current logical drive, select Accept and press
<Enter>.
10
Save the configuration when the CU prompts you to do so.
11
Initialize the logical drives you configured. "Initializing logical
drives" on page 111 provides detailed instructions.