Using Manual Confi guration: RAID 5
Follow these steps to create a RAID 5 storage confi guration using the Manual
Confi guration mode of the Confi guration Wizard.
1. In the fi rst Manual Confi guration window, select three available drives in the
left panel. Click the Right Arrow button to move the selected drives to the right
panel.
Note: MegaRAID Storage Manager software will not allow you to select the disk
drive on which the operating system is installed or any other drives that are
already part of a confi guration.
2. Click Accept to accept these drives for the new RAID 5 array.
Note: To remove a single drive from a proposed new array, select the drive icon
in the right panel and click the Left Arrow button.
3. Click Next.
The next Confi guration Wizard window appears.
The Arrays with Free Space menu lists the new array that you just defi ned,
plus any existing arrays with holes (free space) that could be used for a new
confi guration.
4. From the Arrays with Free Space menu, select the array to use for the new
virtual disk.
5. In the right panel, select RAID 5 as the RAID level.
6. (Optional) Set Size (in MB) to a lower number if you do not want to use the entire
available capacity for the new virtual disk.
7. (Optional) Change the other Virtual Disk Properties, if necessary.
8. Click Accept to accept the confi guration of the new virtual disk.
Note: Click the Reclaim button if you want to undo a virtual disk that you just
defi ned.
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