Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array
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4
Select
Initialize Drives
, then press
Enter
.
5
Select at least three disk drives for the array, press
Insert
for each selected disk drive, then
press
Enter
.
Caution:
During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk. Before continuing,
back up any data you want to keep.
6
Press
Y
, then press
Enter
.
The selected disk drives are initialized, then the ACU screen appears.
7
Select
Create Array
, then press
Enter
.
8
Select the disk drives that were just initialized, press
Insert
for each selected disk drive,
then press
Enter
.
9
When the Array Properties screen opens, follow the instructions in the following table.
10
When a cache warning message displays, type
Y
.
11
Once the array is created, a message displays telling you that the array can now be used.
Press any key to return to the ACU Menu.
You can start using the array immediately. However, performance is reduced until the
build process is complete.
12
Press
Esc
until the Exit utility window appears.
13
Select
Yes
, then press
Enter
.
The computer restarts.
14
Continue with
Making Your Array Bootable
on page 45
.
Property Line
Entry or Selection
Array Type
Select
RAID 5
, then press
Enter
.
Array Label
Type a name, then press
Enter
.
Array Size
Press
Enter
, then press
Enter
again to use the default granularity of GB.
Stripe Size
Press
Enter
to use the default (256 KB).
Read Caching
Press
Enter
to use the default (Yes).
Write Caching
Press
Enter
to use the default (Enable always).
Create RAID via
Press
Enter
to use the default (Build/Verify).
[Done]
Press
Enter
.
!