IBM 866251Y - Netfinity 5500 M20, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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To create a disk array:
1. Select the icon on the Tool Bar or select
Manage Disk Arrays from the Advanced pull-down
menu; then, select Create Disk Array. A screen
similar to the following appears.
2. Select one or more Ready (RDY) drives for the new
disk array from the Main screen of the Administration
and Monitoring Program.
To select a RDY drive, click the desired RDY button
from the device area. A disk array identifier appears
beside each RDY drive added to the disk array.
If you change your mind about a selected drive,
select the button again to remove the selected drive
from the disk array.
3. Select OK to define a logical drive for the new array.
A screen similar to the following appears.
4. Select the appropriate RAID level from the pull-down
list.
You can use disk arrays to improve security, performance,
and reliability.
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