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RocketRAID 1720 Driver and Software Installation

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Press Enter to use the default value (the maximum capacity for the array), or

specify the desired value using the keyboard, and press Enter to confirm this

selection. Then, click the Finish button.

Note: If you have specified an initialization option, the initialization process will start

automatically. A progress bar will be displayed towards the bottom of the interface

window, and will indicate % completion, and provide an estimate of the time needed

to complete the initialization procedure.

4 - Deleting an Array

To delete an array:

1. Highlight the “Management” menu, then select the “Array Management”

function.

2. Highlight the array you want to delete, then click on the “Delete Icon” or select

the Delete command from the “Operation” menu.

3. A warning message will appear. Click Yes to delete the array. Click on cancel to

stop this procedure.

Note: An array in use by the operating system cannot be deleted. Any data stored on

a deleted array will be inaccessible

5 - Configuring Spare Disks

Spare disks can be used to rebuild redundant RAID arrays in the case of failure.

To configure spare disks, highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “Spare

Management” function. The Spare Management window will appear.

To add a spare disk, select it from the Available Disk list box and click the button

to add the disk to the Spare Pool list box.

To remove a spare disk, select it from the Spare Pool list box and click the button

to remove the disk from the Spare Pool list box.

6 - Recovering/Verifying Arrays

When an array member (hard disk) of a redundant array fails, the array will be marked

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