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Creating RAID Sets
Now that you understand the concepts of RAID and how to use it, you can look at the cre-
ation of RAID sets in Windows Server 2012 R2. The process of creating a RAID set is the
same as the process for creating a simple or spanned volume set, except for the minimum
disk requirements associated with each RAID type.
Creating a mirrored volume set is basically the same as creating a volume set, as shown
in Exercise 1.6, except that you will select New Mirrored Volume. It is after the disk select
wizard appears that you'll begin to see the difference. Since a new mirrored volume is being
created, the volume requires two disks.
During the disk select process, if only one disk is selected, the Next button will be
unavailable because the disk minimum has not been met. Refer to Figure 1.3 to view
the Select Disks page of the New Mirrored Volume Wizard during the creation of a new
mirrored volume, and notice that the Next button is not available.
fIguRe 1.3
Select Disks page of the New Mirrored Volume Wizard
To complete the process, you must select a second disk by highlighting the appropriate
disk and adding it to the volume set. Once the second disk has been added, the Add button
becomes unavailable, and the Next button is available to complete the mirrored volume set
creation (see Figure 1.4).
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