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1 Press Menu, choose Controller Menu, then press Enter. 2 Choose the desired controller, then press Enter. 3 Choose Array Menu, then press Enter. 4 Choose Add an Array, then press Enter. 5 Enter a name for the array. See Step 5 on page 2-3 for detailed instructions. If you do not want to name the array, press Enter. You can add or change the name later. The system asks if you want to create one partition now for the entire array. Note: If you want to create a single-partition array, see Creating a Single-Partition Array on page 2-2. 6 Choose N (No) to create a multiple-partition array, then press Enter. 2-6 Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions 7 Choose the RAID level, then press Enter. (You can choose from RAID 0, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, RAID 50, VOLUME, or MIRRORED. Note: A RAID 10 array is automatically created when there are more than two disk drives in a mirrored array. ¦ If you selected RAID 50 as the array type, the Pick RAID 50 Array Size screen appears. Choose the configuration you want, press Enter, then skip to Step 10. ¦ If you selected any array type other than RAID 50, the Number of Drives screen appears. 8 Enter the number of disk drives in the array, excluding spares, then press Enter. The Select Drives screen is displayed. See Step 9 on page 2-4 for more details. 9 Choose a disk drive to use in the array, then press Enter. Repeat until all the disk drives you want are selected. If the array is mirrored, RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 50 and you have one or more disk drives left, the Number of Spares screen appears. If you are creating another type of array, skip to Step 13. 10 Choose the number of spares you want to add, then press Enter. This creates dedicated spares that can only be used by this array. A dedicated spare disk drive is not available for any other use. For more information, see Chapter 4, Managing Spares. If you do not want a spare, enter 0. 2-7 Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions 11 Choose a disk drive to use as a dedicated spare, then press Enter. Repeat, if you are using multiple dedicated spares. Only available disk drives (those not members of an array or assigned as dedicated or pool spares) display. You can delete a dedicated spare from the array at any time. For more information, see Deleting a Dedicated Spare on page 4-3. If the array you are creating is a RAID 3, RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 50, the Chunk Size screen appears. If you are creating another type of array, skip to Step 13. 12 Choose the chunk size, then press Enter. (See page 2-5 for information on chunk size.) The system asks you to confirm that you want to create an array. 13 Choose Y, then press Enter. A message notifies you that the array is being created and shows the progress of the initialization process. The array initialization process can take from several minutes to several hours, depending on the array type (volum...