Dell Serial Attached SCSI 6iR Integrated and Adapter - Manual (Page 40)

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SAS 6/iR BIOS
Select New Array Type
The two options for creating a new array are Create R1 Volume and Create
R0 Volume. Additional information about the disk type options appear on
the screen.
Create New Array
The Create New Array screen allows you to select disks for a new array.
1 Press to create the array once the array is configured.
2 Save the changes when prompted to do so.
3 Press to confirm the changes.
After the array is created, the utility returns to the Adapter Properties screen.
See the table below for the array properties description.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you back up your data prior to adding or updating
configurations.
Table 6-2. Array Field Descriptions
Field Description
Array
Number Number of current array out of total arrays configured
Array
Identifier Identifier text for the current array
Array Type Type of array (R1 or R0)
Array Scan
Order Scan order for the current array
Array Size
(MB) Size of the array
NOTE:
In order to facilitate coercion on new larger disk drives, the disk size
must be coerced down with a factor of 128 MB. Additionally, to comply with
the latest Disk Data Format standard, 512 MB of space must be reserved for
RAID metadata on the drive. This results in several hundred MB of space
being removed from the usable size of an array when it is created.
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