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Creating an Array

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AAA-130U2 Series Installation and Hardware Guide Caution: It is strongly recommended that you consistently and regularly backup your data to a backup media such as tape so you may recover your data due to failure events not protected by a fault tolerant array. Creating an Array Before creating the array, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system (or array enclosure). You can use ARRAYCONFIG U2 in two ways: s Select Express Setup if you want to create an array quickly and easily. ARRAYCONFIG U2 asks you a few simple questions and uses your answers to create the kind of array that best meets your needs. s Select Custom Setup if you want to perform advanced operations, such as creating an array with specified disks or adding spare disks to an array being created. Creating an Array with Express Setup Follow these steps to create an array with Express Setup. (You can probably complete the Express Setup process simply by following the instructions that appear on the screen.) Note: To select ARRAYCONFIG U2 menu options, type the hot key-the letter that appears in a different color. (The hot key letters are underlined in the following instructions). You can also press the ↑ and ↓ keys until the option is highlighted and then press Enter. 1 Insert the ARRAYCONFIG U2 diskette in drive A and reboot the system. Wait for ARRAYCONFIG U2 to start automatically. 2 Read the text that appears on the initial screens. Press any key to view the next screen, or press Esc to return to the previous screen. 3 Select Express Setup from the Setup Type Selection menu. 3-2

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AAA-130U2 Series Installation and Hardware Guide
Caution:
It is strongly recommended that you consistently
and regularly backup your data to a backup media such as
tape so you may recover your data due to failure events not
protected by a fault tolerant array.
Creating an Array
Before creating the array, make sure the disks for the array are con-
nected and installed in your system (or array enclosure). You can use
ARRAYCONFIG U2
in two ways:
■
Select
Express Setup
if you want to create an array quickly and
easily.
ARRAYCONFIG U2
asks you a few simple questions
and uses your answers to create the kind of array that best
meets your needs.
■
Select
Custom Setup
if you want to perform advanced opera-
tions, such as creating an array with specified disks or adding
spare disks to an array being created.
Creating an Array with Express Setup
Follow these steps to create an array with Express Setup. (You can
probably complete the Express Setup process simply by following
the instructions that appear on the screen.)
Note:
To select
ARRAYCONFIG U2
menu options, type the
hot key
—the letter that appears in a different color. (The hot
key letters are underlined in the following instructions). You
can also press the
↑
and
↓
keys until the option is high-
lighted and then press
Enter
.
1
Insert the
ARRAYCONFIG U2
diskette in drive
A
and reboot
the system. Wait for
ARRAYCONFIG U2
to start
automatically.
2
Read the text that appears on the initial screens. Press any key
to view the next screen, or press
Esc
to return to the previous
screen.
3
Select
E
xpress Setup
from the Setup Type Selection menu
.