Promise Technology EX8650A User Manual
Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility
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RAID Level – Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Stripe Size – Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Sector Size – Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Write Cache Policy – You can change this setting.
Read Cache Policy – You can change this setting.
Disk Array ID – Consecutive number of the disk array to which this logical
drive belongs
Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Initializing,
Synchronizing, Degraded, Critical, or Offline.
Stripe Size – Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Sector Size – Chosen when the logical drive was created.
Write Cache Policy – You can change this setting.
Read Cache Policy – You can change this setting.
Disk Array ID – Consecutive number of the disk array to which this logical
drive belongs
Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Initializing,
Synchronizing, Degraded, Critical, or Offline.
3.
Highlight Return to Previous Menu and press Enter.
Creating a Logical Drive
You must create a disk array before you can create a logical drive. See “Creating
a Disk Array” on page 62.
a Disk Array” on page 62.
To create a logical drive:
1.
1.
In the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter.
The Logical Drive Management screen displays.
The Logical Drive Management screen displays.
2.
Highlight Create Logical Drive and press Enter.
The Create Logical Drive Step 1/2 screen appears.
The Create Logical Drive Step 1/2 screen appears.
3.
Press the arrow keys to highlight a disk array. Then press the spacebar to
select the disk array.
An asterisk (*) appears at the left of the selected disk array.
Highlight Next Step and press Enter.
The Create Logical Drive Step 2/2 screen displays.
select the disk array.
An asterisk (*) appears at the left of the selected disk array.
Highlight Next Step and press Enter.
The Create Logical Drive Step 2/2 screen displays.
4.
Press the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to change, then press
Enter to select the item:
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Enter to select the item:
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Logical Drive Name – Optional. Type a name.
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RAID Level – Choose a new RAID level. Your choices depend upon the
number of physical drives in your disk array.
number of physical drives in your disk array.
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Capacity – 0 means the full capacity or the remaining capacity of the
disk array will be used for this logical drive.
disk array will be used for this logical drive.
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Stripe Size – Choose from 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB.
64 KB is the default.
64 KB is the default.
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Sector Size – Choose from 512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB. 512 B is the
default.
default.
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Write Cache Policy – Choose from Write Back or Write Through.