2-5
Installing the Controller and Drives
3
Use the arrow keys to highlight the controller you want to use,
then press
Enter
.
The Menu Options screen is displayed.
4
Highlight
Array Configuration Utility
, then press
Enter
.
The ACU Menu is displayed.
5
Highlight
Initialize Drives
, then press
Enter.
6
Highlight at least three drives to be used for the array and press
Insert
for each highlighted drive.
The utility displays the selected drives.
7
Press
Enter
.
A warning message appears—this is normal.
Note:
During initialization, all data is deleted from the
disk. Before proceeding, back up any data you want to
keep.
8
Press
Y
.
The selected drives are initialized, then the ACU Menu is
displayed again.
9
Highlight
Create Array
, then press
Enter
.
10
Highlight the three dirves you just initialized for the array, then
press
Insert
for each highlighted drive.
11
Press
Enter
.
12
On the Array Properties screen, respond as follows to accept
the defaults (shown in parentheses):
Property Line Displayed
Entry or Selection
Array Type
Select RAID 5, then press
Enter
Array Label
Type a name, then press
Enter
.
Array Size
Press
Enter
, then press
Enter
again to
use the default granularity of GB.
Stripe Size
Press
Enter
(256KB).
Read Caching
Press
Enter
(Yes).
