Adaptec 5405 User Guide - Page 62
Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Segments, Stopping the Creation of a Logical Drive
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Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 62 Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Segments Free segments on a disk drive can be used to create a new logical drive. (Each segment can only be used in one logical drive at a time.) To create a logical drive using free segments on disk drives: 1 Complete Steps 1 through 5 in Custom Configuration (Advanced) on page 37. 2 In the Physical Devices panel, select the disk drives and/or free disk drive segments you want to use in the logical drive. Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. In this example, two free segments of larger disk drives are combined with smaller disk drives to create a RAID 5 logical drive. Free segments of larger disk drives used in logical drive 3 Click Next. 4 Review the logical drive settings. 5 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in the physical drives. Stopping the Creation of a Logical Drive To stop the creation of a new logical drive, right-click the magnifying glass icon (shown at right), then select Stop current task. Changing the Priority of the Creation of a Logical Drive To change the priority of the creation of a logical drive to High, Medium, or Low, right-click the magnifying glass icon, then select Change background task priority. Note: To set the default priority for all tasks on the same controller, see Setting a Controller's Default Task Priority on page 93.