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The Expert Quick Start configuration page is displayed.
Figure 3-166: Expert Quick Start page
Note SAS, SATA, and SSD disk drives cannot be used in the same RAID array. If your Nexsan High-Density
Storage unit contains a mixture of disk drive types, the Quick Start configuration page will have two or three
Quickstart Options sections, one for each drive type.
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To perform the Expert Quick Start operation:
1. Using the drop-down lists, set the following parameters:
Number of arrays : Choose the number of RAID sets that you wish to create. The maximum number
depends on the number and size of disks detected in the unit.
Select RAID level : Choose the RAID level that all RAID sets will be configured for. You can choose
from the following:
RAID 0 (striped)
RAID 1/1+0 (mirrored)
RAID 4 (parity)
RAID 5 (rotating parity)
RAID 6 (rotating dual parity)
Notes:
RAID 1+0, also known as RAID 10, is automatically configured if you select RAID 1/1+0
(mirrored) and use an even number of drives, with a minimum of four.
For more information on RAID levels, see Appendix C , RAID levels on page 252.
Number of pool spares : Choose the number of spare disks that will be available to use as backups
in case a RAID disk fails. The maximum number of pool spares depends on the number of disks
detected in the unit.
Chapter 3: The Graphical User Interface — Quick Start
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