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Create Logical Drive Screen, Array, Main Configuration, Stripe Size, Logical Drive Size, Advanced

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Configuring an Array Create Logical Drive Screen To display this screen, click Create Logical Drive in the Array box (Figure 7-7) on the ACU Main Configuration screen. This screen allows you to select the fault-tolerance method, enable the array accelerator (if present), and set the stripe size and logical drive size on a new logical drive. CAUTION: Do not use this screen to modify a pre-existing logical drive, since this method does not preserve user data. Instead, to change the RAID level and stripe size on a logical drive that already contains user data, click Migrate to reach the Migrate RAID/Stripe Size screen (Figure 7-13). Figure 7-11: Create Logical Drive screen Three features on this screen merit further description: • Stripe Size box • Logical Drive Size box • Advanced button Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide 7-13

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Configuring an Array
Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
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Create Logical Drive Screen
To display this screen, click
Create Logical Drive
in the
Array
box (Figure 7-7) on
the
ACU
Main Configuration
screen.
This screen allows you to select the fault-tolerance method, enable the array
accelerator (if present), and set the stripe size and logical drive size on a new logical
drive.
CAUTION:
Do not use this screen to modify a pre-existing logical drive, since this
method does
not
preserve user data. Instead, to change the RAID level and stripe
size on a logical drive that
already contains user data
, click
Migrate
to reach the
Migrate RAID/Stripe Size
screen (Figure 7-13).
Figure 7-11:
Create Logical Drive screen
Three features on this screen merit further description:
•
Stripe Size
box
•
Logical Drive Size
box
•
Advanced
button