Dell 3 - Manual (Page 162)

160 PERC 3 BIOS Configuration Utility
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m 1 Choose a configuration method.
2 Designate hot spares (optional).
3 Create arrays using the available physical drives.
4 Define logical drives using the space in the arrays.
5 Save the configuration information.
6 Initialize the new logical drives.
Choosing the Configuration Method
Easy Configuration
In Easy Configuration, each physical array you create is associated with
exactly one logical drive, and you can modify the following parameters:
• RAID level
• Stripe size
• Write policy
• Read policy
• I/O policy
If logical drives have already been configured when you select Easy
Configuration, the configuration information is not disturbed.
New Configuration
In New Configuration, you can modify the following logical drive
parameters:
• RAID level
• Stripe size
• Write policy
• Read policy
• I/O policy
• Logical drive size
• Spanning of arrays