Configuring a New Unitwww.3ware.com 10512 When you are finished making configuration changes, press F8 to savethe changes and exit 3BM.A warning message tells you that all existing data on the drives will bedeleted, and asks you to confirm that you want to proceed.Figure 53. Confirmation Message when Saving and ExitingIf you made changes to units on more than one controller, the detailsabout changes about to be made may extend beyond one screen. In thiscase, you use the PgUp and PgDn keys to bring more information intoview.13 Type Y to continue, delete any existing data on the drives, and create theunit.14 Partition and format the units, as described under “Partitioning,Formatting, and Mounting Units” on page 106.Ordering Units in 3BMIf you configure multiple units in 3BM and you want to install the OS on oneof them so that you can boot from that unit, that unit must be the first unit.You can change the order of the units in 3BM.To change the order of units in 3BM1 At the main 3BM screen, in the list of exportable units, highlight the unityou want to move.Note: For RAID 6, RAID 5 units with 5 or more disks, and RAID 50units with a subunit of 6 disks, initialization of the unit beginsimmediately. You can postpone initialization if you want to begin usingthe units right away, however initialization from the BIOS is faster thanit is under the operating system, so it will be a longer period of timeuntil the unit has optimal performance. For more information, see“About Initialization” on page 148.
