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6.2.2
Creating an Array with maxView Storage Manager
This section describes how to use the maxView Storage Manager configuration wizard to build an array.
Note: Before you begin, download the maxView Storage Manager bootable USB image
at
, then copy the bootable image to a USB flash drive. For details,
refer to the maxView Storage Manager User's Guide.
To create a RAID 5 array:
1. Insert the bootable USB drive on the machine you want to configure.
The Boot menu opens in a shell window.
2. Select Launch maxView from the menu.
After a minute or so, the maxView Storage Manager login screen opens in a browser window.
3. Enter
root/root
for the login credentials.
4. On the ribbon, in the Logical Disk group, click Create Logical Drive.
5. When the wizard opens, ensure that Express Configuration is selected, then click Next.
6. Review the logical drive configuration summary.
Note: maxView Storage Manager uses the term logical drive when referring to an
array (see
Terminology Used in this Guideterminology
).
The following example shows a RAID 5 array, ready to be created.
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