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Creating a RAID set

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3. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu, then press . Refer to the Management Menu descriptions below. At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands. The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level. Menu Configure Initialize Objects Rebuild Check Consistency Description Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using the Easy Configuration or the New Configuration command. This menu also allows you to view, add, or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive parameters Allows you to rebuild failed drives Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created RAID set 5.4.1 Creating a RAID set The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations: Easy and New. In Easy Configuration, the logical drive parameters are set automatically including the size and stripe size. In New Configuration, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign the set size and stripe size. 5-18 Chapter 5: Driver installation

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Chapter 5: Driver installation
5.4.1
Creating a RAID set
The LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility allows you to create a RAID 0
or RAID 1 set using two types of configurations:
Easy
and
New
.
In
Easy Configuration
, the logical drive parameters are set automatically
including the size and stripe size.
In
New Configuration
, you manually set the logical drive parameters and assign
the set size and stripe size.
3.
The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option
from the
Management Menu
, then press <Enter>. Refer to the Management
Menu descriptions below.
At the bottom of the screen is the legend box. The keys on the legend box
allow you to navigate through the setup menu options or execute commands.
The keys on the legend box vary according to the menu level.
Menu
Description
Configure
Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set using the Easy
Configuration or the New Configuration command. This menu also allows
you to view, add, or clear RAID configurations or select the boot drive
Initialize
Allows you to initialize the logical drives of a created RAID set
Objects
Allows you to initialize logical drives or change the logical drive
parameters
Rebuild
Allows you to rebuild failed drives
Check Consistency
Allows you to check the data consistency of the logical drives of a created
RAID set