Chaparral K5312/K7313 - Manual (Page 41)

Creating and Managing Arrays
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appropriate chunk size, refer to your operating system documentation. For
example, the default chunk size for Windows NT and many other operating
systems is 64 KB. If you are using the array for a database with very small
records, you may want to use a smaller chunk size.
The system confirms that you want to create the array.
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Select Yes and press Enter.
A message notifies you that the array is being created and shows the progress of
the initialization process. The array initialization process takes from several
minutes to more than an hour depending on the array type (volume, RAID 0,
and RAID 1 are the fastest), array size, drive speed, and other processes running
on the controller.
You can press Esc to return the Disk Array Administrator menus and perform
other functions. To check the progress of the array initialization, select Array
Menu from the System Menu. The status of the initialization displays in the list
of arrays.
If you find that you need to change the disks or some other array configuration,
you can stop the array initialization process. See Stopping the Array
Initialization Process on page 4-14.
Note: Most operating systems, such as Windows NT 4.0, require you to
reboot the host system to see the new array. NetWare v3.12 and higher can
recognize new devices by typing the command SCAN FOR NEW
DEVICES at the console prompt. Other operating systems might have
similar features.