Adding and Editing Arrays

To add or edit an array

1. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Storage > Arrays.

   The Storage > Arrays page appears.

   

2. Do one of the following:
   • To add a new array, click New.
   • To edit an existing array, click on its name.

   The Array Editor Wizard opens, displaying the Select drives to join this Array dialog box.

   

   The available drives are listed, along with disk type, disk capacity in GB, and disk model.

3. Select the check boxes next to the drives you want to include in the array.

   	Tip
   	It is not recommended to create an array using USB drives. An array cannot contain both SATA and USB drives.

4. Click Next.

   The Select a RAID Level dialog box appears.

   

5. Choose the desired array type.

   For information about the available types, see Array Types.

6. If you chose RAID0, RAID5, or RAID6, in the RAID Stripe Size field, select the desired stripe size in kilobytes.

   The stripe size is the amount of data written to each drive in turn. Reading and writing large data files sequentially generally benefits from a large stripe size. Small random reads and writes generally benefit from a smaller stripe size.

   The default value is 64 K.

7. Click Next.

   The Name this Array dialog box appears.

   

8. In the Array Name field, type a name for the array.
9. Click Next.

   The Wizard Completed screen appears.

   

10. To immediately create a volume on the array, select the I wish to create a logical volume on this storage array check box.
11. Click Finish.