Array setup – Dell Adaptec U320 SCSI Raid 0 or 1 Controller Card User Manual

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ON—Cache is set to Enable state
OFF—Cache is set to Disable state

Array Setup

With SCSISelect, you can create arrays when you select the HostRAID® option.

Creating Arrays

Before creating the array, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system, then follow
these steps:

1. Start SCSISelect <Ctrl><A>.
2. Select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.
3. From the Main menu, press C to create a RAID array.

NOTE: You must have at least two hard drives to create an array.

NOTE: If the hard drive you select is already part of an array configuration, it will not be available for selection.

4. Select the RAID type you want to build. As you highlight the selections you will get an allowance message

regarding minimum and maximum drives. Press <Enter>.

The allowance messages for the different RAID types are as follows:

RAID-0

Min 2 drives, max 4 drives.

RAID-1

Min 2 drives, max 2 drives.

5. From the Select RAID Member menu, press the Spacebar to select the hard drives you want to use in the array.

An X will appear next to the drives you have selected.

Creating RAID 0 Arrays

To create a RAID 0 array:

1. From the Select RAID Type window, select RAID-0 and press <Enter>.
2. Select the hard drives you want to use and press <Enter>.
3. Select the stripe size and press <Enter>. You can select from 16K, 32K, or 64K (default). If a partition exists on

any of the selected drives, you will get a message that the partition will be deleted.

4. Assign a RAID name by entering up to 15 alphabetic or numeric characters, then press <Enter>. The following

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