Users Guide

● Depending on the foreign configuration, you have the option to either Clear, Import or Ignore the foreign configuration.
● If you select the Clear Foreign Configuration option, all the data gets deleted on the drives containing the foreign
configuration, thereby allowing the drives to be used in a new configuration.
● Selecting Import Foreign Configuration attempts to import the foreign configuration.
● Selecting Ignore Foreign Configuration leaves the drives in their current state and uses free drives to create a new
configuration.
NOTE: Selecting the Ignore Foreign Configuration causes the system to generate alerts and error messages every
time the system is started.
4. Select either the Express Wizard or Advanced Wizard window on the Select a Configuration Option screen.
Figure 15. Flowchart of Unified Server Configurator’s RAID configuration process
5. The Express option selects the appropriate disks depending upon the RAID type selected for virtual disk creation.
The Summary screen is displayed. You can review the choices selected during the Express wizard.
6. Click Finish to create the virtual disk to be used for operating system installation.
7. The Advanced option takes you to a series of more screens. Select the RAID type on the Basic Settings screen. On the
Select Physical Disks screen, select the physical disks that are the part of the virtual disk.
The Additional Settings screen is displayed to define additional parameters for the virtual disk, such as stripe element size,
read and write policy, and whether or not to assign a hot spare disk. The Summary of virtual disk attributes is displayed.
8. Click Finish to create virtual disk to be used for operating system installation.
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