RocketRAID 152x BIOS Utility
Devices – displays information about hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 152x.
Use the
↑
↓
arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk, and press ENTER to view
the information.
RAID Arrays – displays information about RAID arrays attached to the RocketRAID
152x. Use the
↑
↓
arrow keys to highlight the target array, and press ENTER to view
the information.
Note: Arrays cannot be created between disks that have not been initialized.
The following section discusses this command in detail.
2 - Creating RAID Arrays
To create an array:
1.
Use the
←
→
arrow keys to highlight the Create command, and press ENTER to
open the Create Menu.
2.
Use the
↑
↓
arrow keys to select the appropriate RAID level (RAID 0, 1 or
JBOD), then press ENTER.
3.
Next, use the
↓
arrow key to highlight the Array Name option and press ENTER.
The array name dialogue box will appear. Use the keyboard to input a new Array
Name, and press the Enter key.
Note: the Array Name command is optional – it is not necessary to name the
array. The array can be named at a later time, and the name of the array can be
changed at any time.
4.
On the Create menu, use the
↓
arrow key to highlight the Select Devices item and
press ENTER. A device list will appear, and display all available hard disk drives.
5.
Highlight the target disks that you want to use, and press ENTER to select them.
After all of the disks have been selected, press the ESC key to return to the
Create Menu.
Note: Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives.
The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create
another array, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as a single disk (by the
operating system).
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