Seagate Medalist Pro 2160N User Manual download pdf (Page 36)

Ñ EDUCATION

36 Power Computing Ñ ConÞdential

running for the array to function. The SoftRAID Monitor extension

must be installed in the System Folder and made active by the Exten-

sions Manager. To use SoftRAID, boot the computer from a disk other

than one used for the RAID array.

SoftRAID shows the relationships among disks, partitions, and volumes

by drawing arrows between the columns. Click once on the icon for a

disk, for example, to see which partitions and volumes are associated

with that disk. The default view contains the

Volumes and Disks col-

umns only. Select

Show/Hide Partitions from the Disk menu to

add or remove a column showing all partitions.

Mounting volumes

SoftRAID can mount volumes at any time. To mount a volume:

¥ Select the volume to be mounted

¥ Choose

Mount from the Volume menu

Formatting drives

Use SoftRAID to format any disk drives to be used in the RAID array.

Formatting is required to prepare all new drives for use, and is recom-

mended when repeated software corruption has been experienced on

a particular disk.

Formatting destroys all data contained on a disk. Back up all data, if

possible, before attempting this procedure on an existing drive.

To format a disk:

¥ Select the disk in the main window.

SoftRAID main

window

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