FastTrak TX2000™ Series User Manual
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Manually Creating an Array
The Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually
defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to FastTrak
TX2000. Users will commonly create one or two drive arrays with FastTrak TX2000, though the
card will support a maximum of four arrays
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NOTE:
For most installations, Promise recommends the <1> Auto Setup for easy disk array
creation.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
[Define Array Menu]
Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status
Array 1 Stripe
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16126 Functional
Array 2 ——
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Array 3 ——
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Array 4 ——
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[ Keys Available ]
Note: * — Bootable Array
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] Up [
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1. To manually create an array from the Define Array Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight
the array number you wish to define, and press [Enter] to select.
2.
The Define Array Definition Menu will next appear that allows drive assignments to the
disk array (see next page).
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A user may use a single drive in either striping or spanning mode with FastTrak TX2000. In
this rare scenario, the card will create an individual array ID but will offer conventional controller
performance depending on the drive type. At a later time, a second drive can be added to the
array and the array re-created to support RAID 1 mirroring.
