Configuring direct attached storage: basic steps
The following steps are an overview of the direct attached storage configuration process:
- In the Enterprise view, click
(controller) that you want to configure.
- Right-click Create logical device, or click
on the toolbar or in the Logical devices view. The Configuration wizard opens.
- Click either Express configuration or Custom configuration:
If you select Express configuration, the Adaptec Storage Manager automatically:
- Creates one or more logical devices, based on the number and size of ready physical
drives in your system.
- Defines a hot-spare drive, if four or more ready physical drives of
the same size are available.
For HostRAID controllers, Express configuration creates
a single RAID Level-1 logical device; it does not create a hot spare drive.
If you select Custom configuration, the Adaptec Storage Manager walks you through:
- Defining the RAID level of the logical devices.
- Selecting the physical drives that you want to include
for each logical device.
- Defining the number and size of the logical devices.
- Fine-tuning your configuration for optimal
performance.
- Click Next; then, review the configuration
summary.
- Click Apply. The Adaptec Storage Manager will configure the controller
and initialize the logical devices.
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