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2-10
Intel
Integrated RAID Controller GSU31
User
’
s Manual
Rev 1.0
Advanced Installation Steps
Figure 2-7. Create RAID 1 Volume
Select
Submit
. The RAID 1 confirmation screen appears. If you are satisfied with the selections
you have made for your RAID 1 volume, select
Yes
in the confirmation screen and the volume
creation process begins.
2.3.3.5
Create a RAID 5 Volume (with 3 Disks)
Figure 2-8
shows the RAID 5 volume creation screen with 3 SCSI disks available.
Naming the RAID Volume
In
Figure 2-8
, RAID 5 volume is named
Volume1
. By default, the first RAID volume name will
always appear as
Volume1
. You are free to rename the RAID volume providing it starts with an
alpha character between A and Z in upper or lower case and does not exceed the 15 character limit.
The name may include an
“
_
”
(underscore) character. Rename the existing volume name if needed.
Choosing the Size of the RAID Volume
In
Figure 2-8
, the maximum volume size available (by default the maximum size always appears),
12873,
has been selected. Another way to allocate the maximum size available to a RAID volume
is to enter a size value of 0. A value of 0 will automatically allocate all available space to a new
RAID volume. Enter the appropriate volume size.
Choosing the RAID Volume as a Boot Device
In
Figure 2-8,
the RAID 5 Volume being created is selected by default to become the boot device.
To select the RAID 5 Volume as a boot device select
Yes
, or select
No
to create the volume without
selecting it as the boot device. For more information about selecting a boot device see
Section 2.3.4.3
. The RAID 5 confirmation screen appears.
Intel(R) Integrated RAID - RAID Configuration Utility Version 4.05
Copyright(c) Intel Corporation 1998-2000 All Rights Reserved
RAID 1 Volume Creation
Enter the name of the RAID Volume:
Volume1
Enter the size of the RAID Volume: 8582
Maximum RAID Volume Size: 8582
Is this the Boot Device *YES NO
*YES
NO
SUBMIT
Create with Hot Spare *YES NO
Arrow Keys to Highlight, ENTER to Select.
Esc for previous menu