RAID Configuration and Management
6-5
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Jennifer Hayward
Project:
Compaq ProLiant ML330 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide
Comments:
Part Number:
234833-001
File Name:
g-ch6 Integrated ATA RAID Utility.doc
Last Saved On:
6/28/01 1:22 PM
Help
The
Help
window displays hints on available options and provides a list of
keys that you can use to perform tasks, such as:
■
Switch Windows (TAB)—
switches the control back and forth between
the
Array Information
and the
Physical Drive Information
windows.
■
Auto Configure RAID 0 (F1)—
automatically creates and configures a
striped array based on the available physical drives installed.
■
Auto Configure RAID 1 (F2)—
automatically creates and configures a
mirrored array based on the available physical drives installed. You
must have a minimum of two free hard drives in the array.
■
Auto Configure RAID 0+1 (F3)—
automatically creates and configures
a RAID 0+1 array based on the available physical drives installed. You
must have a minimum of four hard drives in the array.
IMPORTANT:
All previous settings are lost when the Auto Configure option is run for
striped, mirrored, and RAID 0+1 arrays.
■
Create Array (F4)—
creates a drive array. When this option is selected,
a default array template is created. You must edit the array properties to
complete the array creation. Use the arrow keys to highlight a property
field, and then press the
Enter
key to edit that property. The array
properties are as follows:
G
Array Type—
selects the intended RAID mode including RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and Spare. The default for the Array Type
option is RAID 0.
G
Drive(s)—
selects the drives for the array. This option refers to the
drive number listed in the Physical Drives Information box, not the
number of drives in the array. Use the arrow keys, and then press the
spacebar to select or deselect the drive or drives. Press the
Enter
key
when done. There is no default for this setting.
G
Stripe Size—
changes the stripe size. This field applies only to
RAID 0 arrays. The default stripe size is 64 KB.
IMPORTANT:
RAID configurations do not support a stripe size less than 32 KB.
IMPORTANT:
You cannot change the stripe size of an array that has been already
configured.