Automatic Configuration Wizard - Create Your Own Configuration

Use the Automatic Configuration Wizard - Create Your Own Configuration dialog to create your own unique configuration by using any unconfigured capacity available on your storage subsystem.

The Automatic Configuration Wizard - Create Your Own Configuration dialog is formatted as a worksheet. This dialog lets you define the total number of , and to meet your specific storage requirements. If your storage subsystem contains disk drives with different media types and different interface types, a tab for each disk drive type appears.


Note:

If your storage subsystem contains disk drives with different media types and different interface types and a particular disk drive type no longer has any available for configuration, the appropriate tab does not appear.

  1. From the RAID Level of Arrays list, select the RAID level that you want to assign to the arrays that you create.
  2. In the Number of Arrays spinner box, specify or type the number of arrays.


    Important:

    If you attempt to allocate more than the maximum number of unassigned disk drives available on your storage subsystem, an Over-Allocation icon appears. A warning icon also appears, which indicates that you need to adjust the parameters you have selected.

  3. In the Disk Drives per Array spinner box, specify or type the number of disk drives per array.
  4. Specify or type the number of in the Hot Spare Disk Drives spinner box.
  5. Specify or type the number of equal-sized capacity logical drives to be created per array.
  6. To change the I/O characteristic type for the logical drives you are creating, click Change I/O Type.
  7. To view a summary of the storage subsystem configuration parameters you have chosen before committing to the new configuration, click Show Summary.


    Important:

    If you have chosen an invalid configuration, you cannot advance to the next wizard dialog. An invalid configuration can occur if there are more disk drives allocated than there are disk drives available or the number of disk drives per array selected is not valid for the current level. You must adjust the selected parameters before you advance to the next wizard dialog.

    If your storage subsystem contains disk drives with different media types or interface types, a separate tab appears for each disk drive type that has unassigned disk drives available.

  8. After you have configured one disk drive type, click the next disk drive type tab. Use the worksheet to configure the disk drives as required. Repeat step 1 through step 7 for each disk drive type available.
  9. To move to the next wizard dialog, click Next.

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