Adaptec asr-6805e rohs kit [49/116] Creating an array with maxview storage manager

Adaptec asr-6805e rohs kit [49/116] Creating an array with maxview storage manager
2. If you have more than one controller of the same model or family in your computer, select your
controller, then press Enter .
3. Select Logical Device Conguration, then press Enter .
4. Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter .
5. Select at least three disk drives for the array, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press
Enter.
Caution: During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk. Before continuing,
back up any data you want to keep.
6. Press Y , then press Enter .
The selected disk drives are initialized, then the Logical Device Conguration screen appears.
7. Select Create Array, then press Enter .
8. Select the disk drives that were just initialized, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press
Enter .
9. When the Array Properties screen opens, follow the instructions in the following table.
Entry or SelectionProperty Line
Select RAID 5, then press Enter .Array Type
Type a name, then press Enter .Array Label
Press Enter , then press Enter again to use the default granularity of GB.Array Size
Press Enter to use the default (256 KB).Stripe Size
Note: This property applies only to striped arrays (RAID 0, 1
E, 10, 5, 50, 5EE, 6, and 60).
Press Enter to use the default (Enable).Read Caching
Press Enter to use the default (Enable always), then press Y to conrm.Write Caching
Press Enter to use the default (Build/Verify).Create RAID via
Press Enter to use the default (Enable)MaxCache Read
Press Enter to use the default (Disable)MaxCache Write
Press Enter .[Done]
10. When a cache warning message displays, type Y .
11. Once the array is created, a message displays telling you that the array can now be used. Press any
key to return to the Logical Device Conguration menu.
You can start using the array immediately. However, performance is reduced until the build process
is complete.
12. Press Esc until the Exit utility window appears.
13. Select Yes, then press Enter.
The computer restarts.
14. Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 51.
Creating an Array with maxView Storage Manager
This section describes how to use the maxView Storage Manager conguration wizard to build an array.
Note: Before you begin, download the maxView Storage Manager bootable USB
image from the Adaptec Web site at start.adaptec.com, then copy the bootable image
to a USB ash drive. For details, refer to the maxView Storage Manager User's Guide.
To create a RAID 5 array:
49Proprietary and Condential to PMC-Sierra, Inc., and for its customers.
Document No.: CDP-00310-01-A Rev. A, Issue
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide

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