106Appendix B Installation Procedure1. Creation of Logical DisksThe logical disk must be created according to your environment before using the disk array unit.The following procedure is required to create a logical disk. Bind the logical disk.1.1 Binding Logical DiskTo create a logical disk, a 2-step procedure consisting of a POOL bind and an LD bind is required.The POOL bind requires the specification of a RAID level. Select the RAID level carefully because ithas certain influences on system performance and capacity. See Section 2.4"RAID Configuration" fordetails.The LD bind requires the specification of capacity. The specified capacity defines the number oflogical disks in a single POOL. Select the capacity carefully because the unused area remaining mayaffect the performance of the RAID. See "3. Logical Disk Capacity" in Appendix A for details.See "Individual Settings (Bind/Unbind of Logical Disks)" in "NEC Storage Series ConfigurationGuide" for the use of the management software, NEC Storage Manager.
