RAIDGuard X User’s Manual
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Creating and Deleting Arrays
Administrators can choose how best to distribute the disks available. Once an array
has been created it can be further administered in the
Options
section.
Creating and Array
When the RAID system is first configured an Array needs to be setup. This array
tells the RAID system how many disks to use and what their function should be. The
easyRAID S8A2-PETT / easyRAID S8A2-PER2 support the following RAID levels 0,
1, 5, 6, 0+1 and JBOD.
Follow the steps below to create an array:
Step 1
: Select the RAID level from the drop down menu. Available levels are: 0, 1,
5, 6, 0+1 and JBOD. Each level has a minimum disk requirement and this
is shown in the information to the right of the drop down list.
Details on the RAID levels are in Appendix C Introduction to RAID Levels.
Step 2
: Select the stripe size from the drop down menu. Available stripe sizes are:
4-256KB. The greater the stripe size the faster the I/O output for each
drive. This speeds up disk access.
For an explanation of Stripe Sizes see Appendix A Glossary.
Step 3
: Click the drives to be added to the array.
The image displayed will vary depending on which controller is being used.
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