Creating a New Storage Configuration Using the Simple Configuration Option

The Simple Configuration option is the quickest and easiest way to create a new storage configuration. When you select Simple Configuration mode, the system creates the best configuration possible using the available drives.

Perform the following steps to create a simple storage configuration:

1.	Select Configure > Simple Configuration from the Server dashboard or the Controller dashboard.

The Simple Configuration page opens.

2.	Select a RAID level for the array from the available RAID level option drop-down box.

3.	(Optional) – Click Compare and Select to view detailed information about each RAID level.

When you use the Simple Configuration option, the RAID controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10. The window text provides a brief description of the RAID level that you select. The RAID levels you can choose depend on the number of drives available.

4.	Select the number of logical drives you want to create.

5.	Select the capacity of the logical drives.

Each logical drive has the same capacity.

6.	Select the Assign Spare check box if you want to assign a dedicated spare drive to the new logical drive.

If an unconfigured good drive is available, that drive is assigned as a spare drive. Spare drives are drives that are available to replace failed drives automatically in a redundant logical drive (RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10).

7.	Click Finish.

A message appears stating that the configuration is successfully created.