Chapter
3
RAID
Setting
Guide
3-23
3.3.7 Create Span Array
Please follow the steps below to create the span array:
1. Click
Span
icon on the tool bar.
2. In the popup window, select hard disks from
Available Disks
column.
Add them into
Span Array Member Disks
column by clicking the
corresponding arrow. Then click
Next
to continue.
3. In the follow-on confirmation dialog box , please click
Create
button
to start the creation or click
Cancel
button to cancel the creation . If
the user selects
Cance
l, the system will remain unchanged.
4. After the create operation is complete, please shut down all other
programs. And then click
Yes
to restart the computer. The user may
also select
No
to restart the computer later.
Note:
At least two hard disks are needed in the creation of the span array. Disks can
be connected at any cable and set as either master or
slave device.
Warning:
In the creation of the span array, only the data on the first member disk
will be preserved while the data on others will be completely destroyed.