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Avago Technologies 3ware SAS 9750-16i4e User Manual

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Chapter 2. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM

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3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.2

Figure 10. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen

A screen similar to Figure 9 appears, warning you that changing your disk
array configuration may overwrite data on the disks.

To select the drives and create a unit

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Select the drives to be included by highlighting each one and pressing
Enter to select it, or select all at once by selecting the heading above
them.

When you select a drive, an asterisk appears next to it in the left-most
column (see Figure 11).

You may include from 1 to 32 drives in the unit, depending on the number
available.

Figure 11. Asterisks Next to Selected Drives

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After all drives for the unit are selected, use the Tab to move to the
Create Unit button and press Enter.

The Create Disk Array screen appears (see Figure 12).