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C r e a t i n g a n d M a n a g i n g A r r a y s & P a r t i t i o n s
DataDirect Networks EF2800 FC RAID Storage System User Guide (V 1.0)
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2. Enter the array name.
You can use up to 20 characters. You can use any character on
your keyboard (any printable ASCII character), except double
quotes (“). You can change the name later.
3. Select the RAID level.
Select the type of array you want to create. A volume is a single
drive similar to just a bunch of disks (JBOD) except that it
includes metadata. For more information about RAID levels, refer
to Appendix
B .
4. Select the type of array initialization.
- Online: This option lets you begin using the array immediately
after creating it, while the array initialization process runs. It
uses the verify method to create the array, which takes longer
than the zero method.
- Offline: This option means you must wait for the array
initialization process to finish before using the array. It uses the
zero method to create the array, which is faster than the verify
method. You can only create one partition now on the array
using this method. You can add partitions later.
5. Click
Continue
to continue the array creation process.
The Select Drives screen appears with a list of available disk
drives (top panel shown)
(Figure 47)
.
Figure 46. SAM - Create New Array Screen