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Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide 4 Click Finish when you are ready to create the array. The Create Array dialog box appears if you click Finish anytime before the final page of the Wizard. 5 Review the settings in the Verify Array Creation Configuration dialog box, if it appears, to be sure the array is configured the way you want it. Click Back if you want to change any of the array configuration settings before creating the array. 6 Click Create to create the array as described. The system creates the array using your selections and adds the array to the System Browser window. You can begin using the array while Storage Manager Pro completes the Build process. The Build task may take several hours to complete, depending on the array type, size of the array, and I/O load. Before you can write data to the array, you need to make the array available for use. See Making the Array Available for Use on page 2-13. Creating a Custom Array From the Create Array dialog box, you can customize the following array settings, each of which is explained in the steps below: I Array name I Array type I Selected drives To create a customized array: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller where you want to create the array. 2 Click Create Array. - Alternate method: In the Details pane, select one or more drives you want to use for an array and click Create Array. 2-4

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Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User
’
s Guide
4
Click
Finish
when you are ready to create the array.
The Create Array dialog box appears if you click Finish
anytime before the final page of the Wizard.
5
Review the settings in the Verify Array Creation Configuration
dialog box, if it appears, to be sure the array is configured the
way you want it.
Click
Back
if you want to change any of the array
configuration settings before creating the array.
6
Click
Create
to create the array as described.
The system creates the array using your selections and adds
the array to the System Browser window. You can begin using
the array while Storage Manager Pro completes the Build
process. The Build task may take several hours to complete,
depending on the array type, size of the array, and I/O load.
Before you can write data to the array, you need to make the
array available for use. See
Making the Array Available for Use
on
page 2-13.
Creating a Custom Array
From the Create Array dialog box, you can customize the following
array settings, each of which is explained in the steps below:
■
Array name
■
Array type
■
Selected drives
To create a customized array:
1
In the System Browser window, select the controller where you
want to create the array.
2
Click
Create Array
.
–
Alternate method: In the Details pane, select one or more
drives you want to use for an array and click
Create Array
.