HP 5300 User Manual
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Configuring an Array
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NOTE: If you optimize the Accelerator Ratio settings, you may also want to change the
Stripe Size setting. For details, refer to the “Create Logical Drive Screen” section, Table 7-2,
and Table 7-3.
Create Drive Array Screen
To display this screen, click Create Array in the Controller box (Figure 7-6) on the
main ACU screen.
Figure 7-10: Create Drive Array screen
The three buttons in the middle of this screen, from top to bottom, are:
• Assign Drive to Array
• Remove Drive from Array
• Assign Spare to Array
The left-hand panel of the screen shows all the physical drives that are connected to
the selected controller. The right-hand panel shows the physical configuration view
of the arrays on the controller.