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Add-on Card User's Guide
Using Manual Configuration: RAID 1
Follow these steps to create a RAID 1 storage configuration using the Manual
Configuration mode of the Configuration Wizard:
1. In the first Manual Configuration window, shown in Figure 6-5, select two avail-
able drives in the left panel. Click the Right Arrow button to move the selected
drives to the right panel.
Note: MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the disk
drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that are
already part of a configuration.
2. Click Accept to accept these drives for the new RAID 1 array.
3. To add a hotspare to an array, select an available drive in the left panel. Select
the array from the drop-down menu, and click Add Hotspare To, as shown in Figure
6-7.
Figure 6-7: Manual Configuration - Adding a Hotspare
