RAIDWatch User's Manual

RAIDWatch User’s Manual
Figure 6-27: Accessing Configuration Commands
6.8.1 Quick Installation
This is a new function in RAIDWatch 2.2 or above version. When you first
connect RAIDWatch to a new RAID system without any previous
configurations, select Quick Installation and let RAIDWatch guide you
thought a simple logical drive creation process. Later, the RAIDWatch
program will lead you to a LUN mapping process.
If you already have at least one logical drive existed in the RAID system,
this function will be disabled. You will be prompt a message window that
indicates logical drive already exists.
6.8.2 Create Logical Drive Window
When the Create Logical Drive window is opened, the screen shown in
Figure 6-28 should appear.
The basic rules for using the functional elements in the Create Logical Drive
window are:
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This window uses a parallel display principle. To create a logical
drive, select its members from the Front View window each by a
single mouse-click. The Selected Members window then displays the
disk drives’ slot IDs and sizes.
The Configuration view also employs an up-then-down pattern with
the configuration process. Important logical drive characteristics are
set using the pull-down menus at the lower part of the Configuration
screen. The creation procedure is completed by clicking the OK
button at the bottom of the screen.
6-24 The Configuration Category