Buffalo LS-VL - Page 98

Using your LinkStation
LinkStation User Manual 97
• Changing to RAID 5 mode (4 hard drives)
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Change system to normal mode (page 96).
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The [Conrm Operation] screen will appear. Enter the number shown in the [Conrmation
Number] eld within 60 seconds, and click [Apply].
While the array is being built, the le transfer speed will be slower than usual. It will take about
6 hours for a 1 TB RAID array. The Power LED will blink amber while the array is being built. Do
not turn o the LinkStation until the RAID array is built.
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Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
When the build nishes, the LED will stop blinking. You have now set up a RAID 5 array. Turn to
page 36 to create a shared folder.
Click [System] - [Storage] - [RAID Array] in the Web
Admin interface.
Click the array you want to congure.
Note:
For details on RMM and EDP, see page 100.
Select hard disks (all 4 of them) to use in RAID5.
1 Select [raid5].
2 Click [Create Raid Array].