5.7 RAID Configuration Settings
Use ETERNUS Web GUI to set RAID configurations in the ETERNUS DX.
Perform the following settings:
•
RAID group creation
•
Volume creation
•
Hot spare registration
This section describes the configuration settings using a case of creating the following volumes as an exam-
ple.
•
Operation volume
Create an operation volume (Standard) in RAID5(4+1) RAID group.
•
Backup volume
Create a generation management volume (SDV) and copy data destination volume (SDPV) in RAID5(2+1)
RAID group.
5.7.1 RAID Group Creation
Create RAID groups (groups of drives that configure RAID in the ETERNUS DX) to create volumes.
Create an operation RAID group and a backup RAID group.
Figure 5.7 RAID Group Creation
RAID5 (4+1)
600GB
600GB
600GB
600GB
600GB
RAID5 (2+1)
2TB
2TB
2TB
Operation RAID group (RG0) Backup RAID group (RG1)
Table 5.1 RAID Group Creation
Usage Item Create mode RAID type Configuration drive
Operation RAID group (copy
source)
RG0 Manual RAID5
600GB SAS disk ´ 5
Backup RAID group (copy des-
tination)
RG1 Manual RAID5
2TB Nearline SAS disk ´ 3
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