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Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette

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Getting Started Caution: The size of the host drive cannot be changed (decreased, increased, or expanded) once the host drive has been created. Table 2-1. Pre-installation Worksheet (Creating a Host Drive for the Operating System) RAID Level # of disk drives supported for this RAID level (minimum to maximum) # of disk drives1 to include in new host drive Physical drive capacity (MB) RAID 0 2 to 15 per Channel RAID 1 2 2 RAID 4 3 to 15 per Channel RAID 5 RAID 10 Notes and Cautions 3 to 15 per Channel 4 to 15 per Channel 2 1. The number of disk drives can not be decreased (only increased via the array expansion feature) once the host drive is created. 2. RAID 10 only supports an even total number of disk drives. Additional drives are added in pairs, up to a total of 30 drives over 2 channels. 2.2 Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette For more information about Linux drivers and updates, see Table 5-3 in Section 5.1.1, Linux Drivers and Updates. 2.2.1 Preferred Method The RAID Software Suite CD-ROM is self-booting, assuming that your system supports booting from the CD-ROM drive. 1. Change your computer's system BIOS setting so that your system boots from the CDROM. Insert the CD-ROM into the system CD-ROM drive and power up the system. The Main appears (Figure 2-7). Software Installation and User's Guide 25

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Software Installation and User’s Guide
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Getting Started
Caution:
The size of the host drive cannot be changed (decreased, increased, or expanded)
once the host drive has been created.
2.2
Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette
For more information about Linux drivers and updates, see
Table 5-3
in
Section 5.1.1,
Linux Drivers and Updates
.
2.2.1
Preferred Method
The RAID Software Suite CD-ROM is self-booting, assuming that your system supports
booting from the CD-ROM drive.
1.
Change your computer’s system BIOS setting so that your system boots from the CD-
ROM. Insert the CD-ROM into the system CD-ROM drive and power up the system.
The
Main
appears (
Figure 2-7
).
Table 2-1. Pre-installation Worksheet (Creating a Host Drive for the Operating System)
RAID Level
# of disk drives supported
for this RAID level
(minimum to maximum)
# of disk drives
1
to
include in new host
drive
Physical drive
capacity (MB)
RAID 0
2 to 15 per Channel
RAID 1
2
2
RAID 4
3 to 15 per Channel
RAID 5
3 to 15 per Channel
RAID 10
4 to 15 per Channel
2
Notes and Cautions
1. The number of disk drives can not be decreased (only increased via the
array
expansion
feature) once the host drive is created.
2. RAID 10 only supports an
even
total number of disk drives. Additional drives are
added in pairs, up to a total of 30 drives over 2 channels.