Selecting Volume Settings

The Volume Settings window enables you to configure the volumes. Detailed descriptions for all of the parameters are present in the Volume Settings window.

The volume settings differ or might not be supported for some controllers. For more information, see LSI Storage Authority Feature Support Matrix.

Perform these steps to configure a volume:

  1. Specify the number of volumes you want to create.
  2. Specify the size of the volumes you want to create.

    Each volume has the same capacity. If you specify the capacity first and then the number of volumes, the volume capacity is adjusted with the available capacity.

  3. Specify a name for the volume in the volume Name field.

    The volume name can have a maximum of 15 characters.

  4. Select a strip size from the Strip Size drop-down list.
    Strip sizes of 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB are supported.
  5. Specify the initialization state.
    The options follow:
    • Fast Initialization
    • Full Initialization
    • No Initialization
  6. Specify the read policy for the volume.
    The options follow:
    • No Read Ahead
    • Always Read Ahead
  7. Specify the write policy for the volume.
    The options follow:
    • Write Through
    • Write Back

    • Always Write Back

  8. Specify the I/O policy for the volume.
    The options follow:
    • Cached IO
    • Direct IO
  9. Specify a disk cache setting for the volume.
    The options follow:
    • Unchanged
    • Disabled
    • Enabled
  10. Click Add volumes.
    The newly created volume appears in the Advanced Configuration window just below the volumes section.
    Note:

    You will lose some drive capacity if you choose drives with uneven and large capacity while creating a volume.

    If you want to modify the volume settings before completing the configuration, click the icon.

    The volume Settings window opens.

    Modify the settings as desired and click Modify volume.