Asus PIKE 2008 - Manual (Page 22)

2-8 Chapter 2: RAID configuration
2.2.2 RAID 1E/10 volume
The RAID 1E/10 supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two hot
spare disks.
Use odd numbers of hard disk drives to create a RAID 1E volume; use even
numbers of hard disk drives to create a RAID 10 volume.
To create a RAID 1E/10 volume:
1. Follow steps 1–4 of the section RAID 1E/10 volume.
2. The Select New Volume Type screen appears.
Use the arrow keys to select Create RAID 1E/10 Volume, then press
<Enter>.
3. The Create New Volume screen shows the disks you can add to make up
the RAID 1E/10 volume.
RAID 1E/10 supports three to ten disks, or seven mirrored disks plus two
hot spare disks. Use the arrow key to select a disk, then move the cursor to
the RAID Disk column. To include this disk in the array, press <+>, <->, or
<Space>.
Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help
Enter = Choose volume type to create
LSI Corp Config Utility v7.05.01.00 (2010.02.09)
Select New Volume Type -- SAS2008
Create RAID 1 Volume Create a RAID 1 volume
consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2
optional hot spares. ALL DATA on
volume disks will be DELETED!
Create RAID 1E/10 Volume Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume
consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up
to 2 optional hot spares. ALL DATA on
volume disks will be DELETED!
Create RAID 0 Volume Create a RAID 0 volume consisting of
2 to 10 disks. ALL DATA on
volume disks will be DELETED!