HP P3410A HP NetRAID Series User Guide - Page 36

Define Physical Arrays and Dedicated Hot Spares

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Chapter 2 HP NetRAID Assistant ∗ If an array contains two drives, and you checked Redundancy, the logical drive is assigned RAID level 1. ∗ If an array contains three to five drives, and you checked Redundancy, the logical drive is assigned RAID level 5. ∗ If an array contains only one drive, the logical drive is assigned RAID level 0. (No redundancy is possible on a logical drive containing just one physical drive.) ∗ Automatic configuration does not create hot spares. 4. Click the Next button. 5. If you chose Automatic mode, skip to "Preview Configuration" later in this section. Define Physical Arrays and Dedicated Hot Spares The HP NetRAID Assistant Wizard Array Definition window appears, displaying the Physical Devices and Logical Devices configured on your system. A sample is shown in Figure 2-5. The "new array" in the Logical Devices box shows where a new array can be defined. Figure 2-5. HP NetRAID Assistant Wizard Array Definition Window 30

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Chapter 2
HP NetRAID Assistant
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If an array contains two drives, and you checked Redundancy, the
logical drive is assigned RAID level 1.
If an array contains three to five drives, and you checked
Redundancy, the logical drive is assigned RAID level 5.
If an array contains only one drive, the logical drive is assigned
RAID level 0. (No redundancy is possible on a logical drive
containing just one physical drive.)
Automatic configuration does
not
create hot spares.
4.
Click the
Next
button.
5.
If you chose Automatic mode, skip to "Preview Configuration" later in this
section.
Define Physical Arrays and Dedicated Hot Spares
The HP NetRAID Assistant Wizard Array Definition window appears, displaying
the Physical Devices and Logical Devices configured on your system. A sample is
shown in Figure 2-5. The "new array" in the Logical Devices box shows where a
new array can be defined.
Figure 2-5.
HP NetRAID Assistant Wizard Array Definition Window