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Creating an Array With the ARRAYCONFIG U2 Utility

Initialize array. When the Initialize Mode menu appears, select

Initialize Array to Z

ero. A graph on the screen shows the

progress of this operation.

Caution:

If the drives contain data, all the data is lost

when you initialize the array.

Select L

ow-Level Format only if the drives were previously

formatted on another computer or if you think they may have

surface defects. Low-level formatting takes a long time for

large capacity disk drives.

Select array block size. When the menu of block sizes appears,

select a block size. (This menu does not appear if the array is a

mirrored array with only two drives.)

The allowable block sizes are 8, 16, 32, 64 (the default), and

128 KBytes. The default block size gives the best overall

performance in most environments.

Wait for initialization to complete. When you see the message

Initialization of [array name] is complete, press any key to

return to the Disk Array Operations menu.

Create additional arrays. You may use ARRAYCONFIG U2 to

create additional arrays (if disks are available), however we

recommend using Adaptec CI/O Management Software to

create additional arrays. (CI/O is required for array manage-

ment in order to provide the proper level of fault tolerance and

event notification.) See the Adaptec CI/O Management Software

User’s Guide for more information.

When all arrays are created, exit ARRAYCONFIG U2, remove

the ARRAYCONFIG U2 diskette, and reboot the system. After

you reboot you can write data to the arrays. At this point, you

can make the array bootable as described in the next section.

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