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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe
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• Choose a media type – Hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive
(SSD)
You cannot mix drive types in the same array.
5. In the Select Physical Drives diagram, click the drives to add them to your
array.
The ID numbers of the chosen drives appear in the field below the diagram.
6. When you have finished your settings and choices, click the Submit button.
The new array appears in the list.
If you are done creating disk arrays, click the Finish button.
To create additional disk arrays, click the Create More button.
After you create a disk array, create a logical drive on it. See “Creating a
Logical Drive Manually” on page 135.
Creating a Disk Array with the Wizard
The Wizard creates disk arrays and logical drives automatically. It has three
options.
• Automatic – Creates a new disk array following a default set of parameters.
Creates a hot spare drive for all RAID levels except RAID 0, when five or
more unconfigured physical drives are available. You can accept or reject
the proposed arrangement but you cannot modify it.
• Express – You choose the parameters for a new disk array by specifying the
characteristics you want. You can create multiple logical drives at the same
time, however they are all identical. Creates a hot spare drive for all RAID
levels except RAID 0.
• Advanced – Enables you to specify all parameters for a new disk array,
logical drives and spare drives.
Wizard: Automatic Configuration
This option proposes a disk array and logical drive arrangement. You can accept
or reject the proposed arrangement but you cannot modify it.
This action requires Super User or Power User privileges.
To use the Automatic Configuration Wizard:
1. Click the Storage tab.
2. Click the Wizard icon.
3. Click the Automatic button.
When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters appear on
the screen: