Creating a New Configuration

> Creating a New Configuration

> You use the MegaRAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to create new striped and mirrored drive groups or virtual drives. You can create one or two virtual drives on each controller.

> NOTE You can create only one drive group or virtual drive at a time. To create a second drive group, run the Configuration Wizard again. For each controller, you can create two striped (RAID level 0) drive groups, or two mirrored (RAID levels 1 and 1E) drive groups, or one drive group of each type.

> You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create new storage configurations on systems with Avago SAS controllers. For Integrated RAID (IR), you can create a simple configuration specifies a limited number of settings and has the system select drives for you. This option is the easiest way to create a virtual drive.

> The following subsections define RAID levels and describe how to create simple storage configurations:

> | Understanding RAID Levels

> | Optimum Controller Settings

> | Creating a Virtual Drive Using a Simple Configuration

> | Creating a Virtual Drive using Advance Configuration

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