Buffalo WS5200D0402-EU [19/67] Creating a mirrored volume raid 1

• For “n (1 to 4)” identical hard drives in a RAID 5 array, the available space is (n-1)/n times the total drive space.

A RAID 5 volume will be created. Next, create a shared folder on the volume as described in chapter 6.

Creating a Mirrored Volume (RAID 1)

1 In Windows Storage Server, click Launch RAID Builder.

2 Select “Create RAID array” from the drop-down menu and “Mirrored (RAID 1)” under “RAID structure”.

3 Select at least two drives to create a RAID 1 array.

4 Click OK.

Example:

For a configuration with drive 3 (58 GB) and drive 4 (100 GB), the usable space on the mirrored volume will be 58 GB.

A mirrored volume will be created. Next, create a shared folder on the volume as described in chapter 6.

Creating a Striped Volume (RAID 0)

1 In Windows Storage Server, click Launch RAID Builder.

2 Select “Create RAID array” from the drop-down menu and “Striped (RAID 0)” under “RAID structure”.

3 Select at least two drives to create RAID 0 array.

4 Click OK.