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Express Configuration
When you choose the Express option, a set of characteristics and options appears on the screen.
Figure 28: Express Configuration options menu
1. Check the boxes to choose any one or a combination of:
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Redundancy - The array will remain available if a physical drive fails
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Capacity - The greatest possible amount of data capacity
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Performance - The highest possible read/write speed
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Spare Drive - A hot spare drive is created when you choose Redundancy, Spare Drive, and five
or more unconfigured physical drives are available.
2. In the Number of Logical Drives field, enter the number of logical drives you want to make from
this disk array.
The maximum possible number of logical drives appears to the right of this field.
3. From the Application Type menu, choose an application that best de-scribes your intended use
for this disk array:
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File Server
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Video Stream
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Transaction Data
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Transaction Log
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Other
4. Click the Update button.
Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically.
The following parameters display:
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Disk Arrays - The number of physical drives in the disk array, corresponding slot numbers,
configurable capacity, and the number of logical drives to be created
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Logical Drives - The slot number of the logical drive(s), RAID level, capacity, and stripe size
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Spare Drives - The physical drive slot number of the dedicated hot spare assigned to this disk
array (all RAID levels except RAID 0)
If you accept these parameters, proceed to the next step.
If you do NOT accept these parameters, review and modify your selections in the previous steps.
5. When you are done, click the Submit button.
The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List on the Information tab.
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