Creating a New Storage Configuration Using the Simple Configuration Option

The Simple Configuration option is the quickest and easiest way to create a new storage configuration. When you select Simple Configuration option, the system creates the best configuration possible using the available drives.

Note: When a physical drive is in the Prepare for Removal state, you cannot create a volume using that physical drive. To create a volume when the physical drive is in the Prepare for Removal state, you must manually undo the operation by using the Undo Remove option.

Perform these steps to create a simple storage configuration:

On the Server dashboard or on the Controller dashboard, select Configure > Simple Configuration.
The Simple Configuration page opens.
Select a RAID level for the array from the drop-down box.
(Optional) – Click Compare and Select to view detailed information about each RAID level.
When you use the Simple Configuration option, the RAID controller supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 6. The window text provides a brief description of the RAID level that you select. The RAID levels that you can choose depend on the number of drives available.
Select the number of volumes that you want to create.
Select the capacity of the volumes.
Each volume has the same capacity.
Select the Assign Spare check box if you want to assign a dedicated spare drive to the new volume.
If an Unconfigured Good drive is available, that drive is assigned as a spare drive. Spare drives are drives that are available to replace failed drives automatically in a fault torrent volume (RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 6).
Click Finish.
A message appears stating that the configuration is successfully created.