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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User's Guide ■ Any second-level arrays that form a top-level array in the Logical Devices view. ■ The Events, Properties, and Tasks buttons in the header frame. This indicates that selecting any of these three buttons will bring up an additional window with information and options specific to that array. Creating Arrays Before you use Adaptec Storage Manager to create an array, make sure that you understand the different types of arrays supported, as described in Supported RAID Types on page 1-2, and the type of arrays that are most appropriate for your application. Click Create to open the Create Array wizard. This wizard offers the following options: ■ Create arrays using default settings. ■ Expand the wizard by clicking on Advanced to see additional options and customize settings. Using the default settings will create an array of the largest possible capacity on the selected drives, use the default cache setting and, if appropriate, the default stripe size. To create an array using default settings: 1 Open the Create Array wizard by clicking Create for the controller on which you want to create an array. 2 Select the type of array you want to create in Step 1 of 3 in the Create Array wizard. Then click Next to move to Step 2 of 3. 3 Click the drives you want to include in the array. Selected drives will display an amber check mark. When you have completed your selection click Next to move to Step 3. Note: The check marks will flash until you have selected enough drives to create this type of array. 3-12

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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User’s Guide
■
Any second-level arrays that form a top-level array in the
Logical Devices
view.
■
The
Events
,
Properties
, and
Tasks
buttons in the header frame.
This indicates that selecting any of these three buttons will
bring up an additional window with information and options
specific to that array.
Creating Arrays
Before you use Adaptec Storage Manager to create an array, make
sure that you understand the different types of arrays supported,
as described in
Supported RAID Types
on page 1-2
, and the type of
arrays that are most appropriate for your application.
Click
Create
to open the Create Array wizard. This wizard offers
the following options:
■
Create arrays using default settings.
■
Expand the wizard by clicking on
Advanced
to see additional
options and customize settings.
Using the default settings will create an array of the largest
possible capacity on the selected drives, use the default cache
setting and, if appropriate, the default stripe size.
To create an array using default settings:
1
Open the Create Array wizard by clicking
Create
for the
controller on which you want to create an array.
2
Select the type of array you want to create in Step 1 of 3 in the
Create Array wizard. Then click
Next
to move to Step 2 of 3.
3
Click the drives you want to include in the array. Selected
drives will display an amber check mark. When you have
completed your selection click
Next
to move to Step 3.
Note:
The check marks will flash until you have selected
enough drives to create this type of array.