Areca ARC-1200 - Initialization Mode; Stripe Size; Cache Mode; SCSI Channel;Scsi ID;SCSI Lun

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WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION
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• Initialization Mode
Press Enter key to dene Foreground Initialization, No
Initialization and No Init (To Rescue Volume). When
"Foreground Initialization", the initialization proceeds must be
completed before the volume set ready for system accesses.
When "No Initialization", there is no initialization happened,
the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes.
The operating system can instantly access to the newly created
arrays without requiring a reboot. The "No Init" option is for
customer to rescue volume without losing data in the disk.
• Stripe Size
This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in
a RAID level 0 or 1 logical drive. You can set the stripe size to 4
KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 KB.
A larger stripe size produces better read performance, espe-
cially if your computer does mostly sequential reads. However,
if you are sure that your computer does random reads more
often, select a smaller stripe size.
• Cache Mode
The SATA RAID controller supports “Write Through” and “Write
Back” cache.
• SCSI Channel/SCSI ID/SCSI Lun
SCSI Channel: The SATA RAID controller function is simulated
as a SCSI RAID controller. The host bus is represented as a
SCSI channel. Choose the SCSI channel.
SCSI ID: Each SCSI device attached to the SCSI card, as well
as the card itself, must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number.
A SCSI channel can connect up to 15 devices. The SATA RAID
controller is a large SCSI device. Assign an ID from a list of
SCSI IDs.
SCSI LUN: Each SCSI ID can support up to 8 LUNs. Most SATA
controllers treat each LUN like a SATA disk.