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background so you can use the newly created volume immediately. For Fast Initialization,
the initialization must be completed before the volume set is ready to use.
Normal Initialization takes longer than Fast Initialization, but operates in the background so
you can use the newly created volume immediately. For Fast Initialization, the initialization
must be completed before the volume set is ready to use.
The stripe size parameter specifies the size of the stripes written to each disk when using
RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5 or 6. You can set the stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or
128 KB. A large stripe size provides better sequential read performance, and a small stripe
size provides better random read performance.
10. Initialize the volume set that has just been configured.
11. If space remains in the RAID set, the next volume set can be configured. Repeat steps 9
and 10 to configure another volume set.
Note:
You can use this method to view existing RAID sets and Volume sets, and
make any modifications to them or delete them as desired. In the volume set
section, you can use the “Modify Volume Set” function to modify all volume set
parameters except the capacity size.
4.3 Quick
Create
The Quick Create feature allows you to create a RAID set and volume set quickly and easily.
See section 4.2.2 for details on using the Quick Create function.
4.4 RAID Set Functions
The RAID Set Functions menu allows you to create, edit, and delete RAID Sets and Hot Spare
drives.
4.4.1 Create RAID Set
The Create RAID Set function (Figure 4-2) allows you to create a RAID set. To do so, follow the
procedure below:
1. Click “Raid Set Functions” from the main menu, then click “Create Raid Set”.
2. A list of available disk drives will be displayed. Select the disk drive(s) you wish to include in
the RAID Set.
3. Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the RAID set. The
default RAID set name will always appear as Raid Set #.
4. Check the “Confirm This Operation” checkbox.
5. Click “Submit”.
