AMCC 9000 User Manual
Configuring Units
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3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
Specifying the Unit Configuration
You can implement one or more units of supported RAID levels on
a single controller, depending on the number of drives that the
specific 3ware RAID controller supports and the number of drives
attached.
a single controller, depending on the number of drives that the
specific 3ware RAID controller supports and the number of drives
attached.
Basic Steps for Creating a Unit
The process of configuring your RAID units includes these main
steps, which are detailed in the step-by-step example:
steps, which are detailed in the step-by-step example:
Select the drives to be included and indicate that you want to
create a disk unit
create a disk unit
Choose the desired RAID configuration
Set other parameters, depending on the type of RAID
configuration
configuration
Confirm the unit configuration
Save your changes
To select the drives and create a disk unit
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Select the drives to be included by highlighting each one and
pressing Enter to select it.
pressing Enter to select it.
When you select a drive, an asterisk appears next to it in the
left-most column (see Figure 10).
left-most column (see Figure 10).
Exit the utility and save or abandon
all changes.
all changes.
Esc
Exit the utility and save all changes
F8
Table 4: Working in 3BM
To do this
Use these keys