Creating a New Storage Configuration Using the Simple Configuration Option
Simple configuration is the quickest and easiest way to create a new storage configuration. When you select simple configuration mode, the system creates the best configuration possible using the available drives.
NOTE When a physical drive is in the Prepare for Removal state, you cannot create a virtual drive using that physical drive. To create a virtual drive when the physical drive is in the Prepare for Removal state, you must manually undo the operation by navigating to the Undo Removal option.
Perform the following steps to create a simple storage configuration:
The Simple Configuration window opens.
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(Optional) Click Compare and Select to view the detailed information on each RAID level.
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When you use simple configuration, the RAID controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and PRL-11 (RAID-1E). The window text gives a brief description of the RAID level that you select. The RAID levels that you can choose depend on the number of drives available.
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Select the Assign Hotspare check box if you want to assign a dedicated hot spare to the new virtual drive.
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If an unconfigured good drive is available, that drive is assigned as a hot spare. Hot spares are drives that are available to replace failed drives automatically in a redundant virtual drive (RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID-1E [PRL-11]).
A message appears stating that the configuration is successfully created.