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2-12 Chapter 2: RAID configuration
8. Click Accept to accept the changes to the virtual drive definition, or click
Reclaim to return to the previous settings.
9. Click Yes to confirm the write policy mode you have chosen.
10. Click Next when you are finished
defining virtual drives. The
configuration preview screen
appears, as shown in the right
figure.
11. Check the information in the
configuration preview.
12. If the virtual drive configuration is
acceptable, click Accept to save the
configuration. Otherwise, click Back
to return to the previous screens
and change the configuration.
13. If you accept the configuration, click Yes at the prompt to save the
configuration.
14. Click Yes at the prompt to start initialization.
Using Manual Configuration: RAID 1
In RAID 1, the RAID controller duplicates all data from one drive to a second
drive. RAID 1 provides complete data redundancy, but at the cost of doubling the
required data storage capacity. It is appropriate for small databases or any other
environment that requires fault tolerance but small capacity.
When you select
Manual Configuration and click Next , the Drive Group Definition
screen appears. You use this screen to select drives to create drive groups.
1. Hold <Ctrl> while selecting two ready drives in the Drives panel on the left.
2. Click
Add to Array to move the drives to a proposed drive group
configuration in the Drive Groups panel on the right.
3. Select a preferred Power save mode. The power save mode can be Max ,
Max without cache , Auto , None , and Controller defined . If you need to
undo the changes, click the Reclaim button.
4. When you have finished selecting drives for the drive group, click Accept DG .
5. Click Next . The Span Definition screen appears Select one of the available
drive groups, and then click Add to SPAN .
6. When finish, click Next . The Virtual Drive Definition screen appears. You
use this screen to select the RAID level, strip size, read policy, and other
attributes for the new virtual drives.
7. Change the virtual drive options from the defaults listed on the screen as
needed.