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Chapter 6: RAID configuration

6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for

RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press . The available stripe size

values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:

RAID 0: 128KB

RAID 10: 64KB

RAID 5: 64KB

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. When the

Capacity item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you

want and press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed

capacity.

8. When the

Create Volume item is selected, press . The following

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to

go back to the

CREATE VOLUME menu.

6.3.2

Creating a Recovery set

To create a recovery set
1. From the utility main menu, select

1. Create RAID Volume and press

. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/DO wRAID5

[

CREATE VOLUME MENU

]

[

HELP

]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

[↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Name:

Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Sync: N/A

Create Volume