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Chapter 5: RAID configuration

5.3.3

Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 10)

To create a RAID 10 set:
1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

. This screen appears.

2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press .
3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 10(RAID0+1), then press .

4

When the Disks item is highlighted, press to select the hard disk

drives to configure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

5

Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press to

select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press after

completing your selection.

6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array, then press . The available

stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64

KB.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R

wRAID5

[

CREATE ARRAY MENU

]

[

DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION

]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be

used

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Volume10

RAID10(RAID0+1)

Select Disks

128KB
XXX.X GB

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe

size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press when

the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum

allowed capacity.