Mylex Disk Array controller Software Kit 2.01, Installation Manual And User'S Manual

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System Administration (DACADM) Utility for NetWare 4.11/4.2 and 5.0
2-28 Disk Array Controller Software Kit User’s Manual
Add System Drive
This selection is used to add and configure new system drives. The
configuration changes are stored in the controller’s non-volatile memory.
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Note
The configuration changes are stored only in the
controller. Use RAID EzAssist to save the
configuration data to a file.
Adding a system drive is done using two different procedures:
1. Define Packs (Drive Groups)
Press the following keys to invoke the identified function:
Spacebar: Inserts a drive into a drive group (pack)
Delete:
Deletes a drive group from a new pack
Insert: Displays device information
Enter: Closes the pack definition process
Esc: Exits pack definition without saving changes
2. Define System Drives
Use the keyboard arrow keys to define the system drive START,
capacity, RAID level, and the controller’s cache write policy.
Be sure to initialize the system drive(s) using the Surface Test option under
Novell Install.nlm after the drive groups and the system drives have been
defined.
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WARNING
Failure to initialize an array can result in loss of data.