Configuring an Array
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Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide
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Writer: Amy L. Laffitte File Name: h-ch7 Configuring an Array
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In this example, each array was created using drives from the same SCSI port. You
can get better performance by installing the correct capacity drives in other ports
before running the ACU, and then selecting drives from more than one port to build
the array.
Creating One or More Logical Drives on the Array
1.
Select
Array A
or
Unused Space
under Array A in the
Logical Configuration
View
window (Figure 7-16).
2.
Click
Create Logical Drive
in the
Array
box.
3.
On the
Create Logical Drive
screen (Figure 7-11), select
RAID 5
.
4.
Click
Enable
Array Accelerator
, if it is active.
5.
Change the stripe size, if desired (and if possible for your controller model).
6.
The default values in the
Logical Drive Size
box will create a single logical drive
on the array. For this example, accept the default values.
7.
Click
Done
to return to the
ACU Main Configuration
screen.
8.
Save the new settings by clicking
Controller
on the menu bar and selecting
Save
Configuration
.
9.
Create a logical drive on Array B by selecting
Array B
or
Unused Space
under
Array B in the
Logical Configuration View
window and following the previous
steps. This time, select RAID 1 as the fault tolerance method. Save the
configuration as before.
The
ACU Main Configuration
screen now looks like Figure 7-17.
