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Chapter 6: RAID configuration
6.3.4.
Creating.a.RAID.5.set.(Parity)
To create a RAID 5 set:
1. From the utility main menu, select
1..Create.RAID.Volume, then press
<Enter>. This screen appears.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ESB2 wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive
and cannot contain special characters.
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume1
RAID5(Parity)
Select Disks
128KB
0.0
GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Select
[ESC]-Exit
[ENTER]-Select Menu
2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>.
3. Highlight
.RAID.Level, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID5, then
press <Enter>.
4. Follow steps 4 to 9 of section
5.3.1.Creating.a.RAID.0.set.(striped) to create
the RAID 5 set.