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Add-on Card User's Guide
Using Manual Configuration: RAID 10
Follow these steps to create a RAID 10 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.
2. Click Accept to accept these drives for a new RAID 1 array.
3. Select two more drives for a second RAID 1 array, and click Accept.
4. To add a hotspare, 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.
5. To remove a hotspare from an array, select it in the right panel and click Remove
HotSpare.
6. Click Next.
The next Configuration Wizard window appears, as shown in Figure 6-6.
The Arrays with Free Space menu lists the new arrays that you just defined, plus any
existing arrays with holes (free space) that could be used for a new configuration.
7. In the left panel, select the two RAID 1 arrays from the menu.
8. In the right panel, select RAID 10 as the RAID level.
For a RAID 10 array, the entire capacity of the array is automatically used for the
new virtual disk. You cannot define another virtual disk on this array.
9. (Optional) Change the other Virtual Disk Properties, if necessary. For more infor-
mation, see Section , “Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters.”
10. Click Accept to accept the configuration of the new virtual disk.
Note: Click the Reclaim button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just
defined.
11. Click Next to continue with the next configuration step. The Virtual Disk Sum-
mary window appears.
