Mount the array, Share the volume – LaCie 12big Rack Storage Server User Manual
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c. For each array to create, click the
Create Array Group
button.
Figure 16 - Create Drive Group
3. When all arrays have been created, click
Next
.
4. In the
Virtual Disk Properties
screen, modify default settings as fol-
lows in order to achieve best performance:
a.
RAID level:
RAID 6 for the best protection and RAID 5 for the
best protection/cost-per-TB ratio).
b.
Initialization state:
Full initialization
c.
Stripe size:
256KB minimum
d.
Read policy:
Always Read Ahead
e.
Write policy:
Always write back
f.
I/O policy:
Direct IO
g.
Access policy:
Read Write
h.
Disk cache policy:
Enabled
i.
Click
Create Virtual Drive
for each one you want to create.
Settings might be modified using
Update Virtual Drive
button.
Figure 17 - Advance Settings
5. Click
Next
when finished.
6. Review the configuration shown in the
Virtual Disk Summary
win-
dow. If you want to change something, click
Back
and change the
configuration parameters. Otherwise, click
Finish
to accept the con-
figuration and start the initialization process (unless you selected
No
Initialization
above).
4.4. Mount the Array
1. To access your drive configuration, launch
Server Manager
from
the
Windows Start Menu
and select
Storage > Disk Management
.
Figure 18 - Windows Storage Management
2. The
Initialize Disk
window should appear. If not, right-click the de-
sired disk and select
Initialize Disk
.
3. Select
GPT
if your volume is greater than 2TB (GUID Partition Table)
and click
OK
.
4. Right-click on the desired disk and select
New simple volume
.
5. When formatting is completed, the disk should appear as
Healthy
.
The logical volume is now mounted and should appear in your Windows
Explorer.
4.5. Share the volume
If you need assistance to configure SMB and NFS shares, please refer to
associated technical paper available on the LaCie website and on product
CD:
12big Rack Storage Server is delivered with pre installed Extreme Z-IP
to allow Mac compatibility and Time Machine backup configuration. For
more details, please refer to documentation available on product CD or
in
Start Menu > Programs > Extreme Z-IP
.