Configuring an Array
Compaq Smart Array 5300 Controller User Guide
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The
Logical Configuration View
window now looks like Figure 7-17.
Figure 7-17: Logical Configuration View of
Example Array
6.
Select the controller icon, and then click
Create Array
to create Array B.
7.
Repeat the previous steps to assign both remaining 9.1-GB drives to array B.
8.
Click
Done
to return to the main ACU screen.
In this example, each array was created using drives from the same SCSI port. You
can get better performance by installing the correct capacity drives in other ports
before running the ACU, and then selecting drives from more than one port to build
the array.
Creating One or More Logical Drives on the Array
1.
Select the
Array A
icon or the
Unused Space
icon under Array A in the
Logical
Configuration View
window (Figure 7-17).
2.
Click
Create Logical Drive
in the
Array
box.
3.
On the
Create Logical Drive
screen (Figure 7-11), select
RAID 5.
4.
Select
Enable,
if this radio button is active.
5.
Change the stripe size, if desired (and if possible for your controller model).
6.
The default values in the
Logical Drive Size
box create a single logical drive on
the array. For this example, accept the default values.
7.
Click
Done
to return to the main ACU screen.
8.
Save the new settings by clicking
Controller
on the menu bar and selecting
Save
Configuration.