You can create on the by using the Create Array Wizard. You can create arrays from these items:
Keep these important guidelines in mind when you create an array:
This table describes the dialogs that you see when you use the Create Array Wizard.
Dialog | Description |
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Introduction |
Describes how the Create Array Wizard helps you allocate the capacity needed for creating a logical drive or an array on your storage subsystem. The capacity of the selected unconfigured capacity node, the free capacity node, or the unassigned disk drives is shown. |
Array Name & Disk Drive Selection (Create Array) |
Lets you specify the name of the array, and whether you want to create the array manually or automatically. |
RAID Level and Capacity |
Lets you specify the RAID level of the array that meets your requirements for logical drive data storage and protection, and to select the disk drives that will comprise the array. If you chose the automatic disk drive selection choice, you can select from the list of pre-calculated capacities for the array that you are creating. If you chose the manual disk drive selection choice, you can manually select the specific disk drives that you want to use to obtain the appropriate array capacity. When the array creation process is finished, a confirmation dialog appears. You are prompted to create a logical drive for the new array. To create a new logical drive, use the Create Logical Drive Wizard. |