Asus LSI SAS3442X-R - Manual (Page 43)

Creating IS Volumes 5-3
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Figure 5.1 Adapter Properties Screen
3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID
Properties and press Enter.
4. When you are prompted to select a volume type, select Create IS
Volume.
The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added
to a volume.
5. Move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. To add a disk to the
volume, change the No to Yes by pressing the + key,
−
key, or space
bar. As disks are added, the Array Size field changes to reflect the
size of the new volume.
There are several limitations when creating an IS (RAID 0) volume:
– All disks must be either SATA (with extended command set
support) or SAS (with SMART support).
– Disks must have 512-byte blocks and must not have removable
media.
– There must be at least two and no more than ten drives in a valid
IS volume. Hot spare drives are not allowed.
LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility vx.xx.xx.xx
Adapter Properties -- SAS1068
Adapter SAS1068
PCI Slot 03
PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func) 03:00:00
MPT Firmware Revision 00.03.23.00-IT
SAS Address 500605B0:0000C580
Status Enabled
Boot Order 1
Boot Support [Enabled BIOS & OS]
RAID Properties
SAS Topology
Advanced Adapter Properties
Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help
Enter = Select Item -/+ = Change Item