Creating raid 1 arrays – Dell Adaptec U320 SCSI Raid 0 or 1 Controller Card User Manual

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message appears:

Do you want to make this array bootable?

5. Select Yes if you want to make the array bootable. The following message appears:

Create Array?

6. Select Yes. The following message appears:

Are you sure?

7. Select Yes and press <Enter> to create a RAID 0 array. After your array is created, you will automatically return

to the Main menu.

Creating RAID 1 Arrays

There are two ways to create a RAID 1 array. You can create a new RAID 1 array or you can migrate from an existing
single drive to a RAID 1 array. To create a RAID 1 array using either option:

1. From the Select RAID Type window, select RAID-1. Select the hard drives you want using the Spacebar to

toggle, then press <Enter>. The RAID-1 Build Option window appears.

2. Select an option and press <Enter>.

The options you can choose are:

Create new RAID-1—is the default option.
Copy from (11) to (12)—copy from a source drive to a target drive if the source is equal to or smaller
than the target.
Copy from (12) to (11)—copy from a source drive to a target drive if the source is equal to or smaller
than the target.

NOTE: If a valid partition table or boot block is detected in the target drive, you will get a warning message that
the information will be destroyed.

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

message appears:

Do you want to make this array bootable?

4. Select Yes if you want to make the array bootable. The following message appears:

Create Array?

5. Select Yes. The following message appears:

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