Creating Simple Configuration
Perform the following steps to create a simple storage configuration.
- In the Server dashboard or the Controller dashboard, select Configure > Simple Configuration.The Simple Configuration window appears.
- Select a RAID level for the drive group. For example, select RAID 1.Note: Click Compare and Select to view the detailed information on each RAID level.Note:
When you use simple configuration, the RAID controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10, and RAID-1E. The Compare and Select window text gives you a brief description of the RAID level that you select. The RAID levels that you can choose depend on the number of drives available.
- Select the number of virtual drives you want to create.
- Select the capacity of the virtual drives. Each virtual drive has the same capacity.
- Select the Assign Hotspare check box if you want to assign a dedicated hot spare to the new virtual drive.Note: 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 10, or RAID-1E).
- Click Finish.A message appears stating that the configuration is successfully created.