SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-S4I - Manual (Page 14)

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Add-on Card User's Guide
Creating an Array with the ACU
Before starting, backup data on your hard disk before beginning. Initializing disks
erases data.
To create a RAID 1 array:
1. When asked, click Ctrl+A to use the ACU utility. If necessary, select your controller
from the list of controllers (if you have multiple controllers of the same type), and
then click the Enter button.
2. Select Array Configuration Utility, and then click the Enter button.
3. Select Initialize Drives, then click Enter.
4. Select at least three disk drives for the array and do the following:
4a. Click Insert for each selected disk drive
4b. Click Enter.
5. Click Y, and then click Enter.
6. Select Create Array, and then click Enter.
7. Select the disk drives that were just initialized, click Insert for each selected disk
drive, then click Enter.
8. At the Array Properties screen opens, use the following settings:
8a. Array Type: Select RAID 1 and click Enter
8b. Array Label: Enter a name for the array and click Enter
8c. Array Size: Press Enter twice to use the default GB granularity.
8d. Stripe Size: Click Enter to use the default (256 K)
8e. Read Caching: Click Enter to use the default (Yes)
8f. Write Caching: Click Enter to Enable Always
8g. Create RAID via: Click Enter to choose Build/Verify