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Concatenated

A concatenated volume consists of one or more regions of the specified disks. You have the option of placing a file system on the new volume or mirroring the volume. You can create a regular concatenated volume or a concatenated pro volume. A concatenated pro volume is layered and mirrored.

Layout:

Choose Concatenated or Concatenated Pro for the volume layout.


Options:

  • To enable logging for a mirrored volume, select Enable Logging.

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Striped

A striped volume spreads across two or more disks. You have the option of placing a file system on the new volume or mirroring the volume. You can create a regular striped volume or a striped pro volume. A striped pro volume is layered and mirrored.

Layout:

Choose Striped or Striped Pro for the volume layout.

In the Number of Columns field, specify the number of columns (disks) across which the volume should be striped. A striped volume requires at least two disks.

To specify a stripe unit size other than the default, enter the stripe unit size in the Stripe Unit Size field. To specify a size unit, attach an s (sectors), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes) to the size.


Options:

  • To enable logging for a mirrored volume, select Enable Logging.

Notes:





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