Promise Technology Network Device EX8654 - Manual (Page 107)

Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility
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Logical Drive Name
– You can change this setting.
Capacity
– Data capacity of the logical drive in GB
RAID Level
– Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Stripe Size
– Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Sector Size
– Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Write Cache Policy
– You can change this setting.
Read Cache Policy
– You can change this setting.
Disk Array ID
– Consecutive number of the disk array to which this logical
drive belongs
Status
– OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Initializing,
Synchronizing, Degraded, Critical, or Offline.
3. Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press Enter.
Creating a Logical Drive
You must create a disk array before you can create a logical drive. See “Creating
a Disk Array” on page 90.
To create a logical drive:
1.
In the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter.
The Logical Drive Management screen displays.
2. Highlight Create Logical Drive and press Enter.
The Create Logical Drive Step 1/2 screen appears.
3. Press the arrow keys to highlight a disk array. Then press the spacebar to
select the disk array.
An asterisk (*) appears at the left of the selected disk array.
Highlight Next Step and press Enter.
The Create Logical Drive Step 2/2 screen displays.
4. Press the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to change, then press
Enter to select the item:
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Logical Drive Name
– Optional. Type a name.
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RAID Level
– Choose a new RAID level. Your choices depend upon the
number of physical drives in your disk array.
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Capacity
– 0 means the full capacity or the remaining capacity of the
disk array will be used for this logical drive.
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Stripe Size – Choose from 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and
1 MB.
64 KB is the default.
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Sector Size
– Choose from 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB. 512 B is the
default.