Areca ARC-1130 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
BIOS CONFIGURATION
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volume sets will reside on all physical disks in the RAID set. Thus
each volume set on the RAID set will have its data spread evenly
across all the disks in the RAID set rather than one volume set
using some of the available disks and another volume set using
other disks.
3.7.3.1 Create Volume Set
1. Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same
raid set.
2. Up to 16 volume sets in a RAID set can be created by the
SATA RAID controller.
3. The maximum addressable size of a single volume set is not
limited to 2 TB as with other cards that support only 32-bit
mode.
To create a volume set, follow the following steps:
1. Select the “Volume Set Function” from the Main menu.
2. Choose the “Create Volume Set” from “Volume Set Functions”
dialog box screen.
3. The “Create Volume From RAID Set” dialog box appears. This
screen displays the existing arranged RAID sets. Select the RAID
set number and press the Enter key. The “Volume Creation”
dialogue is displayed in the screen.
4. A window with a summary of the current volume set’s set-
tings. The “Volume Creation” option allows user to select the
volume name, capacity, RAID level, strip size, Disk Info, Cache
mode and tag queuing. The user can modify the default val-
ues in this screen; the modication procedures are in section
3.5.3.3.
Controller I/O Port:F3000000h, F2: Select Controller, F10: Reboot System
ArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L:Line Draw, X: Redraw
Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller
Main Menu
Quick Volume/Raid Setup
Raid Set Function
Volume Set Function
Physical Drives
Raid System Function
Ethernet Conguration
View System Events
Clear Event Buffer
Hardware Monitor
System information
Volume Set Function
Volume Set Function
Delete Volume Set
Modify Volume Set
Check Volume Set
StopVolume Check
Display Volume Info.
Create Volume Set
Create Volume From Raid Set
Raid Set # 01
Raid Set # 00