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4.4.1.2. Configure Safe
For the Safe storage policy, the Basic Configuration
Mode creates two volumes. Two hard disk drives make
up each volume and mirror each other. The remaining
hard disk drive is specified as a Hot Spare for both vol-
umes.
To create a Safe volume
To open the Configuration Mode, select
Configure
Box
in the Edit menu or the corresponding button in
the Status window.
Select the
Safe
radio button from the Configuration
Mode frame.
1.
2.
3. A confirmation box appears. Because the Basic Con-
figuration Mode affects all hard disk drives, a con-
figuration change may result in total data loss. Click
Yes
to complete the configuration.
TeChNICAl NOTe:
The volumes table below
the Storage Policy frame lists the volume label,
implemented storage policy and size.
4. Select
Save to Config File
from the File menu or
click the button in the toolbar to save the configura-
tion.
5. Click the
OK
button to build the configuration in
the Configuration Mode window. This configures the
drives using the Safe storage policy.
Within a minute, the Status window will reflect the
implemented Safe storage policy. Disk #0 and Disk #1
are allocated to Safe Volume #0. Disk #2 and Disk #3
are allocated to Volume #1. Disk #4 is designated as the
Hot Spare.
6. Partition the configured volume to complete the im-
plementation. See 4.4.3.
Partition Configured Vol-
ume
, for details.