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Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-11
Advanced Installation Steps
2.3.3.6 Create a RAID 5 Volume (with more than 3 Disks)
The RAID 5 Volume Creation Screen with more than 3 SCSI disks available is shown in
Figure 2-9.
Naming the RAID Volume
In Figure 2-9, RAID 5 volume is named Vol ume1 . By default, the first RAID volume name will
always appear as Volu me 1. 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.
ChoosingtheSizeoftheRAIDVolume
In Figure 2-9, the maximum size available (by default the maximum size always appears), 8010,
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.
Create with Hot Spare
The Create with Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare. In Figure 2-9 a
Global hot spare is selected (an asterisk indicates the selection). Select Yes to create a hot spare.
Choosing the RAID Volume as a Boot Device
In Figure 2-9, 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.
Figure 2-9. Create RAID 5 Volume with more than 3 Disks
Select Submit. The RAID 5 confirmation screen appears. If you are satisfied with the selections
you have made for your RAID 5 volume, select Yes in the confirmation screen. The volume is
created and begins to initialize.
Intel(R) Integrated RAID - RAID Configuration Utility Version 4.05
Copyright(c) Intel Corporation 1998-2000 All Rights Reserved
RAID 5 Volume Creation
Enter the name of the RAID Volume: Volume1
Enter the size of the RAID Volume: 8010
Maximum RAID Volume Size: 8010
Create with Hot Spare? *YES NO
SUBMIT
Make this Volume the Boot Device? *YES NO
Arrow Keys to Highlight, ENTER to Select.
Esc for previous menu