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Chapter 5:
SmartNAVI
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5.3 Managing RAID Volumes
Creating a RAID Volume
This feature enables you to create a RAID volume or designate a disk drive as a
spare.
To create a RAID volume:
1. Go
to
the
Main Window
.
2. Click
the
Volume Configuration
icon.
(A)
3.
Click the
Create Volume
button.
(B)
4.
Choose
Automatic
or
Manual
RAID Volume creation.
(C)
If you chose Manual, choose the type of RAID Volume you want:
(D)
․
Maximum Capacity - RAID 0, using all disk drives
․
Data Protection - RAID 1, 5, or 10, depending on the number of disk
drives available
5. Click
the
OK
button.
(E)
The RAID volume takes several minutes to create and initialize, depending
on the size of your disk drives.
Note
When you create your RAID volume in WebPASM, you can
choose additional options, such as Multiple RAID volumes.
See “Setting up SmartStor with the Setup Wizard” on page 134.