BC4000 Series RAID Controllers
User Manual
02/13/06
B ro ad c om C o r p or at i on
Page 80
Working with Arrays
Document
BC4000-UM100-R
To create volumes larger than 2 TB on Windows 2000 and 32-bit XP:
1.
Decide how many maximum-sized (2.199 TB) arrays you need. To do this, take the whole-number result of
dividing the desired total array size by 2.199 TB. For example:
Desired array size = 2.46 TB.
Maximum-sized arrays needed = (2.46 / 2.199) = 1
258 GB is the remainder.
2.
If there is any space left over (258 GB in above example), create one more array the size of the remainder.
The following figure shows the two arrays totaling 2.46 TB in the
Array List
.
3.
From the desktop, right-click
My Computer
, and then click
Manage
.
4.
In
Computer Management
,
click
Disk Management
.
The
Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard
window opens.
5.
Select both disks, and then click
Next
to initialize both arrays.
2 TB Limit
Note:
Normally you would not want to convert to dynamic disks, because once a disk is dynamic, it
cannot be made basic again. This is an important point to consider before converting to dynamic
disks. In this case, however, it is required.
