SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-L4i - Manual (Page 53)

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Safety Information and Technical Specifications
2. Select an initialization option from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the
window:
– No Initialization: The new configuration is not initialized, and the existing data on
the disks is not overwritten.
– Fast Initialization: MegaRAID Storage Manager software quickly writes zeroes to
the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the new virtual disk.
– Full Initialization: A complete initialization is done on the new configuration. This
may take a long time if the disks are large.
3. (Optional) Click Modify if you want to switch to Manual Configuration mode so
you can modify the suggested Auto Configuration.
When you click Modify, the Virtual Disk Creation screen appears. Select the new
virtual disk, and click Reclaim. Then select the new array from the Arrays with
Free Space list, and change the virtual disk parameters as needed.
4. Click Finish. The new storage configuration will be created and initialized (unless
you selected No Initialization).
Using Guided Configuration
Guided Configuration provides an easy way to create a new storage configuration.
Based on the information that is provided, the Configuration Wizard uses the avail-
able disk drives to create an optimal storage configuration.
Figure 6-3 shows the first screen that appears when you select Guided Configura-
tion.