
4. If all settings are acceptable, select the confirmation check box, then click the
Quickstart
button.
CAUTION
: If any arrays or volumes have already been configured on the unit, the graphical
user interface (GUI) displays the following warning:
Figure 1-15: Data erasure warning
If you wish to continue, click the check box and select
Confirm Quickstart Configure
.
If you do not wish to continue, click
CANCEL Quickstart
.
Note
The Quick Start operation may take as much as several hours to complete, depending on the size
and number of the disk drives in the unit. You can check the progress of the operation by going to
RAID
Information > Progress
.
5. Select
Quick Start > Check List
to return to the
Quick Start Configuration Checklist
. Proceed to
Volume Configuration and Access
Expert Quick Start
Note
If you have self-encrypting disks installed, you can enable encryption after array configuration is
complete by going to
Configure RAID > Encrypt Array
. See
Arrays are limited to the disks physically contained in a single Nexsan High-Density Storage unit. If the
system you are setting up has one or two attached expansion units, you are first asked to select the unit that
you wish to configure:
Figure 1-16: Expert
Quick Start
enclosure selection page
Select the unit you wish to configure, then click
Next
.
When you are finished, you can configure any other enclosures by repeating this procedure.
Chapter 1: Basic Setup — Set up the system
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