MSI X2-109 v1 - Manual (Page 95)

Creating a New Storage Configuration 7-5
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– With Redundancy: The new configuration will have data
redundancy via mirrored data (RAID 1). If a physical disk fails,
data is still protected.
2. Select an initialization option from the drop-down menu at the bottom
of the window:
– No Initialization: The new configuration is not initialized, and the
existing data on the disks is not overwritten.
– Fast Initialization: MegaRAID Storage Manager software
quickly writes zeroes to the first and last 8 Mbyte regions of the
new virtual disk.
– Full Initialization: A complete initialization is done on the new
configuration. This may take a long time if the disks are large.
3. (Optional) Click Modify if you want to switch to Manual Configuration
mode so you can modify the suggested Auto Configuration.
When you click Modify, the Virtual Disk Creation screen appears.
Select the new virtual disk, and click Reclaim. Then select the new
array from the Arrays with Free Space list, and change the virtual
disk parameters as needed.
4. Click Finish. The new storage configuration will be created and
initialized (unless you selected No Initialization).
7.1.3 Using Guided Configuration
Guided Configuration provides an easy way to create a new storage
configuration. Based on the information that is provided, the
Configuration Wizard uses the available disk drives to create an optimal
storage configuration.
Figure 7.3 shows the first screen that appears when you select Guided
Configuration.