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Chapter 5 – Partitioning the array
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Partitioning the array – Mac OS X
The array must be partitioned before it can be used. To do this on a Mac operating
system:
1. Establish the array and connect to
the host computer following the
instructions in the preceding
chapter. Make sure no error
messages are showing on the LCD
display.
2. Turn on the host computer.
3. When the array is detected by
system, it will be shown as an
untitled device on desktop.
4. Executing Disk utility to begin
partitioning array, ( Disk utility is
located Applications/Utilities) .
The Disk utility dialog box
appears, and the array will appear
in the left menu of window as an
untitled disk.
Other disks attached to the host
machine, such as main drive of the
machine, will have an assigned
name for the parts of the disk
(partition) that are accessible to the
operating system. These are listed
in the left hand menu of dialog box.
You must partition the disk and
make it accessible to the operating
system.
5. Choosing by click in left menu and
click on tag “ partition ” to fill the
name and size of the array. The
array could be created to be a
single volume or several volumes,
determined by intention of user.
Then click
Partition , which located
lower right corner of dialog box.