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Attention: After you apply the configuration, the logical drives will display as
physical drives under your operating system. Before you can use these drives to
store data, you must partition and format the drives using the disk management
tools provided with your operating system. Each operating system provides its
own disk management tools. For example, under Microsoft Windows, use the
Computer Management tool to partition and format drives; then, assign each
logical drive to a drive letter. For more information, see your operating system
administrator’s guide.
More information
v Configuration wizard notes and attentions
v Understanding synchronizing logical drives
Selecting controllers to update
To select the ServeRAID controllers or enclosures to update:
1. In the tree, click the controller(s) or enclosure(s) you want to update. You can
also choose the controllers or enclosures you want to omit from the update
process.
For direct-attached storage devices, all controllers of the same type are selected
by default. If the controller or enclosure software is already up-to-date, it is
grayed out. To remove a controller or enclosure from the selection, just click it.
Note:
To force a controller or enclosure to be updated, for example, if you want
to down-level the software, press the Control key, then click the
controller or enclosure.
2. When you are ready to continue, click Next; the Update Summary window
opens.
Configuring ServeRAID enclosures
Choosing the configuration path
The Configuration wizard guides you through the configuration of your external
storage enclosure. You can use the Configuation wizard to create arrays and logical
drives for each controller in the enclosure. The Configuration wizard allows you to
add drives to the array; choose the RAID level for each logical drive; choose an
authentication method; and assign logical drives to users and machines (access
control).
Note:
v The maximum number of arrays depends on the number of physical disks
on the controller. You can configure one array per disk. Example: 4
physical disks=4 arrays maximum.
v You can create up to 64 logical drives per array.
v You can create up to 512 logical drives for each controller.
1.
In the Enterprise view, click
(enclosure).
2. Right-click Configure storage, or click
in the Logical devices view. The
Configuration wizard opens.
3. In the Select a configuration option field, choose a configuration path. Click
either:
v Create a logical drive in a new array
v Create a logical drive in existing array
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