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3. Select your desired method of configuration. Auto configuration a. Select Auto Configuration then press . b. The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press . c. Press to confirm or to return to the Main Menu. • Auto-configuration creates a RAID 1 set without a backup copy of the current source disk data. • When migrating a single hard disk drive to a RAID 1 set, use of the Manual configuration is recommended. Manual configuration a. Select Manual configuration and press . The selection bar moves to the Physical Drives menu. b. Using the up or down arrow keys, select the source drive and press . PHYSICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXX 2 XXXXXXXXXXX 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB XXXXXXMB XXXXXXMB XXXXXXMB c. Repeat step b to MAIN MENU select the target drive. Auto configuration d. After selecting the Manual configuration source and target Create with data copy drives, the following Create without data copy pop‑up menu appears. • The Create with data copy option allows you to copy the current data from the source drive to the mirror drive. • Select Create with data copy if you have important data in your source drive. • The Create without data copy option disables the disk copy function of the Mirrored set. • If you selected Create without data copy, the RAID 1 set must be repartitioned and reformatted to guarantee the consistency of its contents. 5-36 Chapter 5: Software support

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Chapter 5: Software support
PHYSICAL DRIVE
0
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXMB
1
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXMB
2
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXMB
3
XXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXMB
c.
Repeat step b to
select the target drive.
d.
After selecting the
source and target
drives, the following
pop-up menu appears.
Manual configuration
a.
Select
Manual configuration
and press <Enter>. The
selection bar moves to the
Physical Drives menu.
b.
Using the up or down arrow
keys, select the source drive
and press <Enter>.
3.
Select your desired method of configuration.
Auto configuration
a.
Select Auto Configuration then press <Enter>.
b.
The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up
or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press <Enter>.
c.
Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the Main Menu.
•
Auto-configuration creates a RAID 1 set without a backup copy of the
current source disk data.
•
When migrating a single hard disk drive to a RAID 1 set, use of the Manual
configuration is recommended.
MAIN MENU
Auto configuration
Manual configuration
Create with data copy
Create without data copy
•
The Create with data copy option allows you to copy the current data from
the source drive to the mirror drive.
•
Select Create with data copy if you have important data in your source
drive.
•
The Create without data copy option disables the disk copy function of the
Mirrored set.
•
If you selected Create without data copy, the RAID 1 set must be
repartitioned and reformatted to guarantee the consistency of its contents.