Important:
If your contains mixed , you are only able to choose the for a single disk drive type to create the new array.Method | Description |
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Automatic | Lets you select from a list of array capacity choices selected by the storage management software firmware. A table shows
these attributes:
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Manual |
Lets you select which specific disk drives comprise the array. A table shows disk drive location information and individual disk drive capacities. |
Important:
Your choice of RAID level affects the capacities of the listed arrays. The RAID level determines how much capacity is allocated to redundant (parity) information.The Selected disk drives area shows the corresponding array capacity and the number of disk drives that comprise the array.
Important:
If you selected RAID Level 1, you must add two disk drives at a time to make sure that a mirrored disk drive pair is selected. If you selected RAID Level 3 or RAID Level 5, you must add a minimum of three disk drives to create the array. If you selected RAID Level 6, you must add a minimum of five disk drives to create the array. If you do not choose the applicable number of disk drives for the chosen RAID level, the Add button remains unavailable. Change your disk drive selections, and click Add again.To remove the selected disk drives, highlight the disk drives in the Selected disk drives area, and click Remove. The disk drives appear again in the Unselected disk drives area.
The capacity for the array appears. In addition, the total number of disk drives in the array appears, and whether enclosure loss protection exists.