3. In the Storage Utility main window, identify bound RANKs and unbound disks by their placement
in the hierarchy of the tree view. In the following illustration, disk numbers are represented by
“XX”.
Redundant systems store file system metadata files and journal files on the primary RAID chassis.
The first six disk slots in the chassis are dedicated for metadata/journal files. In the first five slots
are five metadata/journal disks. The sixth slot is filled with a blank. Two disks are bound as a
RAID 1 RANK for metadata storage and two disks are bound as a RAID 1 RANK for journal
storage. The fifth disk is bound as a Hot Spare for the other four metadata/journal disks. The
remaining six disks in the primary RAID chassis and all disks in Expansion chassis are for media
storage. Media storage disks are bound as RAID 5 or RAID 6 in RANKs consisting of six disks
each.
View disk properties and identify the four disks you will use for the metadata/journal RAID 1
RANKs, the one metadata/journal Hot Spare disk, any other disks that you intend to use for Hot
Spares, and the remainder of the disks that are available for media storage. Make sure you select
disks appropriately as you bind disks in the remainder of this procedure.
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