HP Workstation xw6000 Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S: Installation Guide - Page 29

The Array Configuration Utility screen reappears. Using the, A Creating Array

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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Installation Guide 4 Using the arrow keys again, highlight the three drives to be used for the RAID 5, press Insert when a desired drive is highlighted. Selected drives will be displayed in the box on the right side of the display. When the desired three drives are on the right side, press Enter to continue. 5 A red warning box appears. Press Y, then Enter to continue. The system will initialize the selected drives, in a few seconds. 6 The Array Configuration Utility screen reappears. Using the arrow keys, highlight Create Array, then Enter. 7 Using the arrow keys as in Step 4, highlight the three drives for the RAID 5, press Insert when a desired drive is highlighted. When the desired three drives are on the right side, press Enter to continue. 8 On the next screen, most of the default entries will be used by pressing Enter when they are highlighted. Make the following selections and entries: Property Line Displayed Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, press Enter Type a suitable name in the space provided, press Enter. Enter. Press Enter again to use the default drive granularity of GB. Enter Enter Enter Enter Enter A Creating Array window appears briefly. Press Enter to continue with the array configuration. Note: The array will be usable immediately, but will continue to build until finished, impacting performance until it is done. 2-10

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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Installation Guide
4
Using the arrow keys again, highlight the three drives to be
used for the RAID 5, press
Insert
when a desired drive is
highlighted. Selected drives will be displayed in the box on the
right side of the display. When the desired three drives are on
the right side, press
Enter
to continue.
5
A red warning box appears. Press
Y
, then
Enter
to continue. The
system will initialize the selected drives, in a few seconds.
6
The Array Configuration Utility screen reappears. Using the
arrow keys, highlight
Create Array
, then
Enter
.
7
Using the arrow keys as in
Step 4
, highlight the three drives for
the RAID 5, press
Insert
when a desired drive is highlighted.
When the desired three drives are on the right side, press
Enter
to continue.
8
On the next screen, most of the default entries will be used by
pressing
Enter
when they are highlighted. Make the following
selections and entries:
A Creating Array
window appears briefly. Press
Enter
to
continue with the array configuration.
Note:
The array will be usable immediately, but will
continue to build until finished, impacting performance
until it is done.
Property Line Displayed
Entry or Selection
Array Type
Select RAID 5, press
Enter
Array Label
Type a suitable name in the space
provided, press
Enter
.
Array Size
Enter
. Press
Enter
again to use
the default drive granularity of
GB.
Stripe Size
Enter
Read Caching
Enter
Write Caching
Enter
Create RAID via
Enter
[Done]
Enter