Figure 50: gui “array initializing percentage – Accusys ExaSAN B08S2-PS User Manual

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4. How to Use

User Guide

Page 4-13


You will be able to use and configure the array immediately if it is created
using On-the-fly initialization. However, the RAID performance of the array
will be slightly lower than usual before the initialization is complete.


Assign LUN automatically

Check this box to automatically assign a LUN. You may choose to assign LUN manually under Options.
However, you will not be able to use the RAID volume until it has been assigned a LUN.

Click Create Array to complete the process.

Note
If you attempt to create a RAID set without meeting the minimum required
number of hard disk drives, and error message will pop up after clicking
Create

Array

.

Figure 50: GUI “Array initializing percentage”

After the array has been created, the Main screen displays the newly created array with an array number.
The array initialization progress is also displayed.

Arrays are assigned numbers in the order they are created. For example, the first array created is labeled
with the “1” icon; the second array created is labeled with the “2” icon, and so forth.

Note
The ExaSAN RAID controller can support a maximum of 4 arrays. Once 4

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