User guide

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Chapter 5: Software support

RAID Span for capacity

1. From the create array menu, select Array Mode, then press <Enter>.

The supported RAID congurations appear on a pop-up menu.

2. Select RAID SPAN for capacity then press <Enter>.

3. From this point, you can auto-congure the RAID array by selecting

Auto Setup for Capacity or manually congure the RAID array for

spanned sets. If you want to auto-congure, continue with next step;

otherwise, proceed to step 6.

4. Select Auto Setup for Capacity and press <Enter>. The following

conrmation message appears.

RAID 0 for performance

RAID 1 for data protection

RAID 0/1

RAID SPAN for capacity

Auto create array will destroy all

data on disks, Continue? (Y/N)

5. Press <Y> to conrm or <N> to return to the conguration options. If

you selected <Y>, proceed to step 11.

6. Select Select Disk Drives, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to

select disk drive/s, then press <Enter>. An asterisk appears before a

selected drive.

7. Select Start Create Process and press <Enter> to start RAID system

setup. The following inquiry appears:

8. If you select <Y>, the utility will save your disk data on Span 0 disk

then congure the RAID set. Proceed to step 11.

9. If you select <N>, the following conrmation message appears.

The data on the selected disks will

be destroyed. Continue? (Y/N)

Save the data on Span 0 disk

after creation? (Y/N)