Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R - Manual (Page 193)

Setup Utility Menu Screens 9-27
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See Section 9.4, “Performing Configuration Tasks,” for detailed
instructions on creating IM or IS arrays.
After you select disks for the new array, you press C to confirm that you
want to create it. You are then prompted to save changes, which starts
the creation of the array. After the array is created, you are returned to
the Adapter Properties menu.
Table 9.12 describes the Create New Array
fields.
Table 9.12 Create New Array Field Descriptions
Field Description
Array Type The type of array being created: IM or IS.
Array Size The size of the array, in Mbytes.
Slot Num The order in which disk drives are scanned.
Device Identifier The device identifier of the disk drive.
RAID Disk Specifies whether the disk is part of a RAID array (Yes or No). This field is grayed
out under the following conditions:
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The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array.
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The disk is not large enough to mirror existing data on the primary drive.
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This disk has been selected as the Hot Spare for the RAID array.
Hot Spr Specifies whether the disk is a Hot Spare for a RAID array (Yes or No).
IM arrays can optionally have one Hot Spare.You can define a Hot Spare when you
create an IM array or at a later time.
This field is grayed out under the following conditions:
•
The disk does not meet the minimum requirements for use in a RAID array.
•
The array already has a Hot Spare.
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The array has the maximum number of disks.
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The disk isn’t large enough to mirror existing data on the primary disk.
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Integrated Striping firmware is used. (Striped arrays do not support Hot Spares.)