Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage
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To build a RAID Volume:
1
Create two or more logical drives that meet the requirements listed at the beginning of this
section, and wait for them to build and initialize. For instructions, see
Express
Configuration: The Easy Way
on page 35
or
Custom Configuration (Advanced)
on page 38
.
This example shows two RAID 5 logical drives, which can be used to build a RAID volume.
2
On the toolbar, click
Create
.
3
When the configuration wizard opens, select
Custom configuration...
, then click
Next
.
4
Click
Advanced settings
, select
RAID Volume
, then click
Next
.
5
In the Logical Devices panel, select the logical drives you want to use in the RAID Volume.
Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of logical drives.
6
Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See
Fine-tuning Logical Drives
on page 64
for
more information.)
7
Click
Next
to review the RAID Volume settings. To make changes, click
Back
.
This example shows one RAID Volume ready to be created.
Number of disk drives required
