A recovery volume uses RAID 1 technology (mirroring) to copy data from a designated master drive to a designated recovery drive, either continuously or on request.

A recovery volume can be created using one of two methods:

• Create recovery volume in Basic mode
• Create recovery volume in Advanced mode

You can also convert a RAID 1 volume to a recovery volume.

How to Create a Recovery Volume in Basic mode:

Note: This option may or may not be available depending on your system configuration. If you do not see the option listed in step #2, use the steps listed in "How to create a recovery volume in Advanced mode".

1. Open the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (Start » All Programs » Intel® Matrix Storage Manager » Intel® Matrix Storage Console), as shown in the following screen shot:

   

2. Select Protect data using Intel® Rapid Recover Technology, as shown in the following screen shot:

   

3. Select Yes to confirm volume creation.

   

How to Create a Recovery Volume in Advanced mode:

1. Open the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (Start » All Programs » Intel® Matrix Storage Manager » Intel® Matrix Storage Console).

2. Select Advanced Mode in the View menu.

3. Select Create Recovery Volume in the Actions menu, as shown in the following screen shot:

   

4. Select Next to continue.

   

5. Modify the recovery volume name if you wish.

6. Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume, as shown in the following screen shot:

   

7. Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume, as shown in the following screen shot:

   

8. Select an update policy, as shown in the following screen shot:

   

9. Select Finish to begin recovery volume creation.

   

This applies to:

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager