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6-8 Compaq Smart Array 431 Controller User Guide

Configuration Procedures

Creating a New Array

If you are configuring a new array, the configuration wizard leads you through

the process. If you want to bypass the wizard, use the following procedures to

create your array.

Creating a New Array—Procedure

Creating a new array involves the following general steps:

Choosing a controller for the array.

Grouping physical drives of the same size into an array.

Subdividing the array into one or more logical drives.

The following example illustrates using the Array Configuration Utility to

carry out these steps.

Creating a New Array—Example

For this example, make the following assumptions:

❏ Four 4.3-GB drives and two 9.1-GB drives are connected to the

Smart Array 431 Controller.

❏ There will be two arrays. Array A consists of three 4.3-GB drives,

with the fourth 4.3-GB drive used as a spare. Array B is the two

9.1-GB drives.

❏ The fault tolerance method for all logical drives on Array A is

RAID 5, Distributed Data Guarding. The fault tolerance method

for all logical drives on Array B is RAID 1, Drive Mirroring.

Step 1: Choosing a controller for the array

In the Array Configuration Utility Main Configuration Screen, select the

Controller Select box. You can also select Controller/Select...from the

main menu.

Select one of the listed Smart Array 431 controllers.

Figure 6-3. Controller Select list

1 2 ... 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 ... 161 162

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