Edge DiskGO - New Pool; Creating a Mirrored Pool; Creating a Striped Pool

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procedure creates a basic, unencrypted pool. To create a Mirrored, Striped or
Encrypted pool, follow the steps outlined in the following sections.
1. New Pool Name. Enter a unique name for the new pool that you wish to
create.*
2. Allocate all available disk space by leaving the Auto Configuration and
Maximize Size box checked within the Pool Mapping Preference
section.
3. Click on Create Pool.
• To manually allocate Disk Space to the new Pool select Manual
Configuration within the Pool Mapping Preference section and assign
the desired size (gigabytes) by using the slider.
*Please note that disk space must be available to create a New Pool. If one pool is using
all available disk space (default setting) you must resize the pool prior to creating a New
Pool. Please see the “Resize Pool” section and follow the instructions.
Creating a Mirrored Pool*
Often referred to as RAID 1, a Mirrored Pool allows you to create multiple copies of
data. Each drive within a Mirrored Pool contains the exact same information and is
updated each time the primary disk or “Base” is saved. To create a Mirrored Pool follow
the steps below.
1. Within the Disk Management menu, select Create New Pool
2. New Pool Name. Enter a unique name for the new pool that you wish to
create.
3. Select the Mirroring check box.
• If you wish to have the DiskGO determine which device is the base
and which is the Mirror, check the Auto Configuration box within
Pool Mapping preferences and move on to Step 4. The auto
configuration will automatically designate the drive with the least
amount of available space as the Base and the drive with the greater
amount of space as the Mirror. If you wish to manually select which
drive is the Base and which is the Mirror select Manual
Configuration within the Pool Mapping Preferences section and
move on to Step 5. .
4. To set the size of the Mirror to the size of the Base select Maximize Size.
To manually specify the amount of space uncheck Maximize Size, select
the desired capacity (gigabytes) and click on Create Pool.
5. Assign the appropriate disks to be used as the Base and Mirror within
Disk Assignment. Within Space Allocation enter the desired size
(gigabytes) of the base using the slider. Click on Create Pool.
*An external hard drive must be connected to the DiskGO via USB in order to utilize a
Mirrored Pool. The attached drive must also be greater than or equal to the size of the
pool you wish to Mirror.
Creating Striped Pool*