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62 Advanced Featuresw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m While the configuration utility establishes the stripe volume, the following messageappears: Processing...takes upto one minute. The main menu appears oncethe stripe volume is created.8 Press , exit the configuration utility, and then press .The stripe volume can be used as a boot volume or as a data volume. For more information,see your operating system documentation.NOTE: If you choose unequal drive sizes to be part of the stripe volume, the available size of thestripe volume is equal to the number of drives in the volume multiplied by the smallest drive sizein the volume. The unused space in the larger drive is unusable.Deleting a Stripe VolumeNOTICE: Deleting stripe volume deletes all information that is currently on your stripe volume.Save all data before you begin this procedure.1 Press during system start-up when the following message appears: PressCntl-A to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility.NOTE: Key combinations for the utility are listed at the bottom of the configuration screen.2 Select the drive controller and press .3 Using the arrow keys, select Activate/Delete RAID Array and press .If more than one stripe volume is present on the controller, press any key to continueand press to return to the top menu.4 Select Delete Array and press .5 Press to delete the stripe volume.While the configuration utility deletes the stripe volume, the following messageappears: Processing...takes upto one minute. The main menu appears oncethe stripe volume is deleted.Activating a Stripe VolumeNOTE: A controller supports only one stripe volume. If more than one stripe volume isconnected to a controller, you can activate the stripe volume you want to use through theconfiguration utility.1 Press during system start-up when the following message appears: PressCntl-A to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility.NOTE: Key combinations for the utility are listed at the bottom of the configuration screen.2 Select the drive controller and press .
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