Creating a Unit
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In the pop-up window that appears after you click
Create Unit
,
choose the type of RAID unit you want to create.
Figure 13. Selecting RAID type when creating a unit
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Optional: In the Name box, enter a name for the unit (up to 21
characters, including dashes and underscores).
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Optional: If appropriate, change the stripe size. 64KB works
well for most applications.
Stripe size is not applicable for RAID 1, because it is a mirrored
unit without striping.
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Make any desired changes to the policies shown: Write Cache,
Auto Verify, Continue on Source Error During Rebuild, and the
StorSave Profile.
Tip:
If you are not familiar with these options, you can leave
the default settings for now and change them later, if desired.
Detailed information about each of these options is available in
the online Help for 3DM 2 and in the User Guide.
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Click
OK
to create the unit.
Note:
If you enabled the Write Cache policy, and do not have a
BBU installed, a message will warn you that you could lose data
in the event of a power failure.
Enabling write cache will improve write performance greatly, but
you are at risk of losing data if a power failure occurs when data
is still in the cache. You may want to obtain a UPS to safeguard
against power loss.
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