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Creating an Array Using the Wizard, Advanced, Create Array Wizard

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Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide To create an array using either method, you must perform the following tasks in sequence: 1 Create the array. See Creating an Array Using the Wizard on page 2-2 or Creating a Custom Array on page 2-4. 2 Make the array available for use. How you do this varies based on your operating system. See Making the Array Available for Use on page 2-13. Caution: You should not remove a disk drive that is used by an array. This may cause you to lose data. See Replacing a Failed Drive in an Array on page 3-1. For information describing each array type, see Array Types on page A-6. For information about selecting an array type, see Appendix B, Choosing Your Array Type. For information about creating a bootable array, refer to your controller's Installation Guide. Creating an Array Using the Wizard The Create Array Wizard guides you through determining the best array configuration settings for your needs, creates an array based on your selections, and uses all the available disk drives on the controller. If you want to select specific drives or customize the array, click Advanced to open the Create Array dialog box. To create an array using the Create Array Wizard: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller where you want to create the array. 2 Click Create Array Wizard. The Create Array Wizard appears and guides you through the following array configuration criteria, each of which is defined in the Wizard: - Determine Fault Tolerance - Determine Array Performance: Array Stripe Size - Determine Array Performance: Array Cache Settings 2-2

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2-2
Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User
’
s Guide
To create an array using either method, you must perform the
following tasks in sequence:
1
Create the array. See
Creating an Array Using the Wizard
on
page 2-2 or
Creating a Custom Array
on page 2-4.
2
Make the array available for use. How you do this varies based
on your operating system. See
Making the Array Available for
Use
on page 2-13.
Caution:
You should not remove a disk drive that is used by
an array. This may cause you to lose data. See
Replacing a
Failed Drive in an Array
on page 3-1.
For information describing each array type, see
Array Types
on
page A-6. For information about selecting an array type, see
Appendix B,
Choosing Your Array Type
.
For information about creating a bootable array, refer to your
controller
’
s
Installation Guide
.
Creating an Array Using the Wizard
The Create Array Wizard guides you through determining the best
array configuration settings for your needs, creates an array based
on your selections, and uses all the available disk drives on the
controller. If you want to select specific drives or customize the
array, click
Advanced
to open the Create Array dialog box.
To create an array using the Create Array Wizard:
1
In the System Browser window, select the controller where you
want to create the array.
2
Click
Create Array Wizard
.
The Create Array Wizard appears and guides you through the
following array configuration criteria, each of which is defined
in the Wizard:
–
Determine Fault Tolerance
–
Determine Array Performance: Array Stripe Size
–
Determine Array Performance: Array Cache Settings