Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) User Manual
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Configuring a New Unit
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5
Tab
to the
RAID Configuration
field and press
Enter
to display a list of
available configurations for the number of drives you selected.
Figure 51. Configuration Choices for Four Drives
6
Use the
arrow keys
to select the configuration you want and press
Enter
.
7
Tab
to the field
Stripe Size
and select the desired striping size (16, 64, or
256 KB).
Figure 52. Stripe Sizes for a RAID 5
8
(Optional)
Tab
through the policy fields and make any appropriate
changes to the default settings for:
•
Write Cache Setting
•
Drive Queuing Mode
•
Continue on Error During Rebuild
•
StorSave Profile
•
Initialization method
•
Auto Verify
•
Rapid RAID Recovery
For details about these settings, see “Configuration Options When
Creating a Unit” on page 102.
9
(Optional)
Tab
to the field
Boot Volume Size
, press
Enter
and type the
size for the boot volume (volume 0) in gigabytes; then press
Enter
again
to set the size.
10 Tab to the OK button and press Enter to confirm creation of the unit.
11 If the volume summary screen appears, review the information and press
any key to continue.
Multiple volumes will be created if you entered a Boot Volume Size of
greater than zero (0), or if auto-carving is enabled and the combined size
of the drives in your unit is large enough to divide it into multiple
volumes.
If you are not satisfied with how the volumes will be split up in the unit,
delete the unit from the main 3BM screen and recreate it using a different
Boot Volume Size. If desired, you can change the auto-carving policy or
the carve size on the Policies page. For more information, see “Using
Auto-Carving for Multi LUN Support” on page 92.