G-Technology G Speed studio, Product Manual

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Configuring G-SPEED Studio R
• Enter a value for capacity and choose the appropriate size unit of measurement
(MB, GB or TB)
• Choose a Stripe size: 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB and 1 MB are available.
• Choose a Sector size: 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB are available.
• Choose a Read Cache Policy: The choices are Read Cache, Read Ahead (cache),
and None.
• Choose a Write (cache) Policy: The choices are WriteThru and WriteBack.
WriteBack requires a ReadCache or Read Ahead/Read Cache Policy.
• If you want the Utility to format your logical drives, leave the Format box checked.
For additional format options, see
Formatting Your Logical Drives
.
2. Click the
Add
button. The new logical drive will appear on the list at the right. If any
capacity remains, you will have the option to create an additional logical drive.
3. Click the
Next
button to continue. The
Create Spare Drive
screen will display.
Task 3 – Spare Drive Creation
To create your spare drive:
1. For each of the following items, accept the default or change the following settings
as required:
• Check the
Revertible box
if you want a revertible spare drive.
A revertible spare drive returns to its spare drive assignment after you replace
the failed physical drive in the disk array and run the Transition function.
•
Global
– Allows the spare to be used by any disk array
•
Dedicated
– Restricts the drive to only working with the disk array you are
now creating
2. In the
Select Physical Drives
diagram, click a drive to choose it for your spare.
The drive carrier will turn blue when you click it. The physical drive’s ID number will
appear in the field below the diagram.