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Creating a New Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller

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Creating a New Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller You can use the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to create new storage configurations on Dell systems with the PERC 5/i controller or with the PERC 6/i controller. To open the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard, select a PERC 5/i controller or a PERC 6/i controller in the left panel of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager screen and then select Operations-> Configuration-> Configuration Wizard. The first Configuration Wizard window is a menu with three configuration modes: • Auto Configuration automatically creates an optimal configuration from the available disk drives. • Guided Configuration asks you a few simple questions about what kind of configuration you want and then automatically creates it from the available disk drives. • Manual Configuration gives you the greatest level of control in creating a new virtual disk. NOTE: You can use Auto Configuration, Guided Configuration, or Manual Configuration to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration. To create a RAID 10 configuration, you must use the Manual Configuration mode. The following subsections explain how to create storage configurations on a Dell system with a PERC 5/i controller or a PERC 6/i controller: • Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters • Using Auto Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller • Using Guided Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller • Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6) • Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 10) 24 Configuration

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Configuration
Creating a New Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i
Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller
You can use the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to
create new storage configurations on Dell systems with the PERC 5/i
controller or with the PERC 6/i controller.
To open the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard, select a
PERC 5/i controller or a PERC 6/i controller in the left panel of the Dell SAS
RAID Storage Manager screen and then select
Operations->
Configuration-> Configuration Wizard
. The first Configuration Wizard
window is a menu with three configuration modes:
•
Auto Configuration
automatically creates an optimal configuration from
the available disk drives.
•
Guided Configuration
asks you a few simple questions about what kind of
configuration you want and then automatically creates it from the
available disk drives.
•
Manual Configuration
gives you the greatest level of control in creating a
new virtual disk.
NOTE:
You can use Auto Configuration, Guided Configuration, or Manual
Configuration to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6 configuration. To create
a RAID 10 configuration, you must use the Manual Configuration mode.
The following subsections explain how to create storage configurations on a
Dell system with a PERC 5/i controller or a PERC 6/i controller:
•
Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters
•
Using Auto Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell
PERC 6/i Controller
•
Using Guided Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell
PERC 6/i Controller
•
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell
PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6)
•
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell
PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 10)