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Assessing drive assignments 1. To identify the drive assignments, select 1 and verify that all drives are free. 2. If a drive is not free, use the Delete function to remove its designator. 3. Press Esc to exit the function. Deleting arrays To delete an array 1. Select 3 and highlight the logical drive to delete. 2. Press DEL or Delete, and then press Ctrl-Y to confirm the delete. 3. Press Esc to exit the function. Defining arrays To define an array: 1. Select 2. When LD1 appears on the screen, press Enter. A configuration menu appears on the screen. It contains the following configuration parameters and default values: Parameter Available values Default value RAID Mode RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD RAID 0 Stripe Block 64 KB, 128 KB 64 KB Fast Init ON, OFF ON Gigabyte Boundary ON, OFF ON Cache Mode Write-Thru Write-Thru Assignment (Drive 1 and N, Y N Drive 2) 2. Perform the following steps to change any parameter: a. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired parameter. b. Press Space to toggle to the desired parameter value. Ensure that you assign a drive to be part of the array by setting its Assignment parameter to Y. 3. To conclude array definition, choose one of the following: ● To save the array, press Ctrl-Y. ● To clear the Master Boot Record (MBR), press Ctrl-Y. ● Press Enter to use maximum capacity. 128 Chapter 6 Configuring RAID devices ENWW

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Assessing drive assignments
1.
To identify the drive assignments, select
1
and verify that all drives are free.
2.
If a drive is not free, use the
Delete
function to remove its designator.
3.
Press
Esc
to exit the function.
Deleting arrays
To delete an array
1.
Select
3
and highlight the logical drive to delete.
2.
Press
DEL
or
Delete
, and then press
Ctrl-Y
to confirm the delete.
3.
Press
Esc
to exit the function.
Defining arrays
To define an array:
1.
Select
2
. When
LD1
appears on the screen, press
Enter
.
A configuration menu appears on the screen. It contains the following configuration parameters
and default values:
Parameter
Available values
Default value
RAID Mode
RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD
RAID 0
Stripe Block
64 KB, 128 KB
64 KB
Fast Init
ON, OFF
ON
Gigabyte Boundary
ON, OFF
ON
Cache Mode
Write-Thru
Write-Thru
Assignment (Drive 1 and
Drive 2)
N, Y
N
2.
Perform the following steps to change any parameter:
a.
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired parameter.
b.
Press
Space
to toggle to the desired parameter value.
Ensure that you assign a drive to be part of the array by setting its Assignment parameter
to
Y
.
3.
To conclude array definition, choose one of the following:
●
To save the array, press
Ctrl-Y
.
●
To clear the Master Boot Record (MBR), press
Ctrl-Y
.
●
Press
Enter
to use maximum capacity.
128
Chapter 6
Configuring RAID devices
ENWW