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Creating arrays automatically, Performance, Optimize array for – Promise Technology FastTrak S150 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting Started

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Creating Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup (1) selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk
array. It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating.
After making all selections, press Ctrl-Y to Save the selections. FastBuild will
automatically build the array.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.xx (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for:

Performance

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]


Mode.............................................................. Stripe

Spare Drive Count ................................................ 1

Drives used in Array ............................................. 2

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB) ................ 160048

[ Keys Available ]


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] Up [

] Down [

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, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Optimize Array for

Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1 or RAID 0+1)
under the Optimize Array for setting.

Performance

RAID 0 (Striping) supports the high performance. The storage capacity equals
the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.