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Manual Create Volume Wizard - Select the Drives Screen

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Figure 5-14 Manual Create Volume Wizard - Select the Drives Screen 8. In the left box, select the drives from which the volume will be allocated, then click the Add button. Observe the following guidelines when selecting drives: - JBOD volumes support a minimum of 1 drive and can span across additional drives if the capacity required exceeds that which a single drive can provide. - Mirrored Stripe volumes support an even number of drives, from 4 to 14. - Parity volumes support 3 to 15 drives. - Mirror and striped volumes support 2 to 15 drives. You can select more than one drive in the left box: To select contiguous drives, click the first drive; then hold down the Shift key and click the last drive. All drives between the first and last drives are selected. To select noncontiguous drives, click the first drive; then hold down the Ctrl key and click each additional drive you want to select. To deselect a drive, hold down the Ctrl key and click the drive. To remove a drive from the right box, click the drive in the right box and click Remove to return the drive to the left box. 9. Click the Finish button. The main screen reappears and the volume you created appears under Blade A Base Pool in the Logical Resources tab. The drives that make up your volume appear in the main display. 60 Chapter 5 Configuring the xStack Storage Array

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Chapter 5
Configuring
the xStack Storage Array
Figure 5-14 Manual Create Volume Wizard - Select the Drives Screen
8.
In the left box, select the drives from which the volume will be allocated, then click the
Add
button. Observe the following guidelines when selecting drives:
JBOD volumes support a minimum of 1 drive and can span across additional drives if the
capacity required exceeds that which a single drive can provide.
Mirrored Stripe volumes support an even number of drives, from 4 to 14.
Parity volumes support 3 to 15 drives.
Mirror and striped volumes support 2 to 15 drives.
You can select more than one drive in the left box:
±
To select contiguous drives, click the first drive; then hold down the Shift
key and click the last drive. All drives between the first and last drives
are selected.
±
To select noncontiguous drives, click the first drive; then hold down the
Ctrl key and click each additional drive you want to select.
±
To deselect a drive, hold down the Ctrl key and click the drive.
To remove a drive from the right box, click the drive in the right box and
click
Remove
to return the drive to the left box.
9.
Click the
Finish
button. The main screen reappears and the volume you created appears
under
Blade A Base Pool
in the
Logical Resources
tab. The drives that make up your volume
appear in the main display.