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6.6 Creating a RAID Set
As stated earlier, the DVAS is shipped with drives
preconfigured for RAID. However, if any of the
following occurs, you must create a RAID set.
•
New drives have been added, and are to be part
of the RAID set.
•
The RAID set was destroyed (this could happen
if two or more drives failed at the same time).
To create a RAID set, the default volume and RAID
set must be deleted. To do this, click RAID, on the
left-hand side of the main page, and select the Delete
Volume tab from the top bar.
The configured volumes will be listed. Click the radio
button of the volume to be deleted, then Delete
Volume. Respond to the confirmation message as it
appears.
When the new page is displayed, click Delete Array.
Click the radio button of the array to be deleted, then
click Delete RAID Array.
NOTE: Only one array can be deleted at a time.
When prompted, confirm the deletion by clicking the
tick box in the center of the screen, then Confirm
Delete Command. To cancel the command, click
CANCEL Delete.
Select the Add Array tab.
Figure 13 Configuring a RAID Array
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Use the tick boxes to select the drives to be used in the
array.
NOTE: Unused disks are not automatically used as
spares.
Select RAID Level
Choose the RAID level that best suits your application
via the drop down menu.
Select Stripe Size
Current DVRs require a stripe size of 64KB, although
future products may require a different setting. Use the
drop down menu to select the desired stripe size for
the array.
Once all settings are complete, press Create RAID
Set to continue.
Figure 14 Creating a RAID Set
The RAID set will begin building. Array construction
can take several hours to complete. Monitor the
progress from the Progress page by clicking
Information, at the left-hand side of the page. Select
the Progress tab to show an overview of all utilities
running on the array.
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