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Including More Systems in Your Storage Space, Custom Configuration (Advanced)

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Getting Started Step 4: Building Your Storage Space ● 49 Including More Systems in Your Storage Space Note: Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every system that will be part of your storage space. If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one system, to continue building your storage space: ● From each individual system, log in to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat Steps 1 to 7 to continue building your storage space, or ● From your local system (the system you're working on), log in to all other systems in your storage space as remote systems (see page 58), then repeat Steps 1 to 7 to continue building your storage space. The maximum number of supported RAID controllers varies depending on your operating system. See RAID Controller Support on page 55 for more information. To continue, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 56. Custom Configuration (Advanced) Custom configuration helps you build your storage space manually by stepping you through the process of creating logical drives, setting RAID levels, and configuring other settings. To build your storage space with custom configuration: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller you want. Note how many available disk drives are connected to the controller; this information will be helpful as you create logical drives. 2 On the toolbar, click Create. 3 When the wizard opens, select Custom configuration..., then click Next.

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Getting Started Step 4: Building Your Storage Space
●
49
Including More Systems in Your Storage Space
Note:
Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every system that will be part of your storage
space.
If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one system, to continue building
your storage space:
●
From each individual system, log in to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat Steps
1
to
7
to
continue building your storage space,
or
●
From your
local
system (the system you’re working on), log in to all other systems in your
storage space as
remote
systems (see
page 58
), then repeat Steps
1
to
7
to continue building
your storage space.
The maximum number of supported RAID controllers varies depending on your operating
system. See
RAID Controller Support
on page 55
for more information.
To continue, see
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 56
.
Custom Configuration (Advanced)
Custom configuration helps you build your storage space manually by stepping you through
the process of creating logical drives, setting RAID levels, and configuring other settings.
To build your storage space with custom configuration:
1
In the Enterprise View, click the controller you want.
Note how many available disk drives are connected to the controller; this information will
be helpful as you create logical drives.
2
On the toolbar, click
Create
.
3
When the wizard opens, select
Custom configuration...
, then click
Next
.