NEC Express 5800 120Eg, User Manual

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120Eg User Guide - Configuring Your System
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3. For RAID0, select the desired stripe size. Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and
64 KB (default).
Note: We recommend that you do not change the default.
4. Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods
for RAID0 and RAID1. The following table gives examples of when each is
appropriate.
Caution
Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate
option. If you do, there is no way to restart, and no way to
recover the data that was on the source drive.
Table 3 - 22: RAID Creation Methods
RAID level Create via When appropriate
RAID0 No Init Creating a RAID0 on new drives.
RAID0 Migrate* Creating a RAID0 from on new drive and one drive with
data you wish to preserve.
RAID1 Build* Any time you wish to create RAID1, but especially if you
have data on one drive that you wish to preserve.
RAID Clear Creating a RAID1 on new drives, or when you want to
ensure that the array contains no data after creation.
RAID1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID1. Appropriate when using
new drives.