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VTrak E-Class Product Manual
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Express
When you choose the Express option, a set of characteristics and options
appears on the screen.
1. Check the boxes to choose any one or a combination of:
• Redundancy – The array remains available if a physical drive fails
• Capacity – The greatest possible amount of data capacity
• Performance – The highest possible read/write speed
• Spare Drive – A hot spare drive is created when you choose
Redundancy, Spare Drive, and five or more unconfigured physical
drives are available
• Mixing SATA/SAS Drive – Check this box if you want to use both SATA
and SAS drives in the same disk array
If the box is unchecked, and you have both SATA and SAS drives,
different arrays are created for each type of drive.
2. In the Number of Logical Drives field, enter the number of logical drives you
want to make from this disk array.
VTrak supports up to 32 logical drives per disk array.
3. From the Application Type menu, choose an application that best describes
your intended use for this disk array:
4. Click the Next button to continue.
5. The Summary screen appears with information on disk arrays, logical drives,
and spare drives you are about to create.
If you accept these parameters, proceed to the next step.
If you do NOT accept these parameters, review and modify your selections
in the previous steps.
6. When you are done, click the Submit button, and then click the Finish
button.
The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List on the Storage tab, Disk
Array option.
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