User Manual
BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
02/13/06
B ro ad c om C o r p or at i on
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BC4000-UM100-R
Working with Arrays
Page 73
To create an array:
1.
From the
Array
menu, select
Create
.
2.
In the
Disk List
, select the disks to include in the array by clicking the check boxes next to the desired disks.
3.
Select an array type from the
Type
list.
4.
Enter the capacity in the
Capacity
field.
5.
Select a cache option for the array. The default is
Read + Write Back Cache
.
6.
Select whether to configure distributed and/or dedicated spares by clicking the appropriate option.
See
“Working with Spares” on page 47
to determine what kind of spare or spares to assign.
7.
Select whether to enable background array scanning by clicking the
Background Array Scan
option. See
“Scanning an Array in the Background” on page 95
for details.
8.
Choose whether to skip initialization by clicking the
Skip Initialization
option.
Note:
You can also click
All
to select all disks, or click
Unused
to select those disks that have yet
to be used in an array.
Notes:
•
The maximum available capacity changes with the disks selected, array type, and the sparing
options chosen.
•
For arrays larger than 2 TB, see
“Creating Arrays Larger Than 2 TB” on page 75
.
