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Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0

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e Click the checkbox next to one or two new arrays. The Virtual Disk Properties for the selected array(s) display in the right panel. f Select one array to create a non-spanned virtual disk (RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6), or select both arrays to create a spanned virtual disk (RAID 50 and 60). NOTE: PERC 5/i does not support RAID 6 or RAID 60. g Click Accept in the right panel. The new virtual disk displays. h Click Next. i Click Finish. The new storage configuration will be created and initialized (unless you selected No Initialization). Check the configuration you just created to make sure it is acceptable. Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6) NOTE: PERC 5/i does not support RAID 6. Follow these steps to create a RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 storage configuration using the Manual Configuration mode of the Configuration Wizard: 1 Select a PERC SAS 5/i or a PERC SAS 6/i controller in the left panel of the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window, and then select Operations-> Configuration-> Configuration Wizard. 2 Select Manual Configuration and click Next. The Manual Configuration window appears. 3 In the first Manual Configuration window, select two or more available drives in the left panel for a RAID 0 or 1 configuration, or select three or more available drives for a RAID 5 or 6 configuration. NOTE: For RAID 1, you must select an even number of drives. You can select drives three ways: • Click on an individual drive. • Select consecutive drives by holding down , and then clicking on the first drive and the last drive you want to include. • Select non-consecutive drives by holding and clicking multiple non-consecutive drives. 4 Click the right-arrow Add button to move the selected drives to the right panel. 30 Configuration

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Configuration
e
Click the checkbox next to one or two new arrays. The Virtual Disk
Properties for the selected array(s) display in the right panel.
f
Select one array to create a non-spanned virtual disk (RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6),
or select both arrays to create a spanned virtual disk (RAID 50 and 60).
NOTE:
PERC 5/i does not support RAID 6 or RAID 60.
g
Click
Accept
in the right panel. The new virtual disk displays.
h
Click
Next
.
i
Click
Finish
. The new storage configuration will be created and
initialized (unless you selected
No Initialization
). Check the
configuration you just created to make sure it is acceptable.
Using Manual Configuration on a Dell PERC 5/i Controller or on a Dell
PERC 6/i Controller (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6)
NOTE:
PERC 5/i does not support RAID 6.
Follow these steps to create a RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 storage configuration using
the Manual Configuration mode of the Configuration Wizard:
1
Select a PERC SAS 5/i or a PERC SAS 6/i controller in the left panel of
the Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager window, and then select
Operations-> Configuration-> Configuration Wizard
.
2
Select
Manual Configuration
and click
Next
. The Manual Configuration
window appears.
3
In the first Manual Configuration window, select two or more available
drives in the left panel for a RAID 0 or 1 configuration, or select three or
more available drives for a RAID 5 or 6 configuration.
NOTE:
For RAID 1, you must select an even number of drives.
You can select drives three ways:
•
Click on an individual drive.
•
Select consecutive drives by holding down <Shift>, and then clicking
on the first drive and the last drive you want to include.
•
Select non-consecutive drives by holding <Ctrl> and clicking
multiple non-consecutive drives.
4
Click the right-arrow
Add
button to move the selected drives to the right
panel.