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Chapter 5: Software supportChapter 5: Software support

Chapter 5: Software support

4. The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk

drives to configure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set,

then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected

drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the

Stripe Size Stripe Size

Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow

key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.

The available stripe size values range from 4KB to 128KB. The default

stripe size is 64 KB.

TIP: TIP:

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher

stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and

video editing.

7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>

when the

Capacity Capacity

Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates

the maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> when the

Create VolumeCreate Volume

Create Volume item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or

<N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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