Controller tree object Changing the stripe size

Note: This action is supported in bootable-CD mode only.

Use this action to set the size of the chunk of data that the controller reads from each physical drive at a time. To maximize overall performance, choose a stripe size that is close to the size of the system I/O request.

Attention: After you configure a disk group and store data on the logical devices, you cannot change the stripe size without destroying data in the logical devices.

  1. In the Enterprise view, click Controller (controller).

  2. Right-click Change stripe size a stripe size. The following choices are available:

    With this stripe size, a disk group can have a maximum of 16 physical drives.

    With this stripe size, a disk group can have a maximum of 16 physical drives.

    This setting is available if the controller supports a disk group with 16 physical drives using a 32 KB stripe size, or the controller contains no disk groups with more than 8 physical drives. Otherwise, this setting is unavailable.

    This setting is available if the controller supports a disk group with 16 physical drives using a 64 KB stripe size, or the controller contains no disk groups with more than 8 physical drives. Otherwise, this setting is unavailable.

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