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Creating a new file system – Grass Valley K2 Storage System Instruction Manual v.3.2 Sep.24 2007 User Manual

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K2 Storage System Instruction Manual

September 7, 2007

Chapter 6 Installing the Nearline Storage System

Creating a new file system

1. In Storage Utility, click

Tools | Make New File System

. The Setting dialog box

opens.

2. For a Nearline system, enter zero as the Real Time Input/Output (RTIO) rate.

3. Leave Windows Security unchecked.

4. Click

OK

. The Set Stripe Group dialog box opens.

5. If you have RAID 1 RANKS, assign a RAID 1 RANK as a metadata stripe and

another RAID 1 RANK as a journal stripe. You can distinguish RAID 1 RANKs
from media RANKs by the value in the Number of Sectors column.

6. Click

OK

. The Configuration File dialog box opens.