Promise Technology Pegasus3 R4 User Manual

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Managing the Pegasus3Pegasus3 Product Manual
Task 2 – Logical Drive Creation
To create your logical drive:
1. Enter your information and choose your options.
• Enteralogicaldrivealiasintheeldprovided
• Choose a RAID level from the dropdown menu.
NotetheMax:capacityvalue.Thenenteracapacityvaluetheeldprovidedandchoosea
unit of measure from the dropdown menu.
• Enter a value for Capacity and choose the unit for the value (MB, GB, TB)
• Choose a Stripe size.
64KB,128KB,256KB,512KB,and1MBareavailable.
• Choose a Sector size.
512 B, 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB are available.
• Choose a Read (cache) Policy.
The choices are Read Cache, Read Ahead (cache), and None.
• Choose a Write (cache) Policy.
The choices are WriteThru (write through) and WriteBack. Write back requires a Read
Cache or Read Ahead Read Cache Policy.
• RAID 50 only. Choose the number of axles to use.
• If you want the Pegasus Utility to format your logical drives, leave the Format box checked.
For additional format options, see “Formatting Your Logical Drives” on page 132.
2. Click the Add button.
The new logical drive appears on the list at the right.
If there is capacity remaining, you can create an additional logical drive.
3. Click the Next button to continue.
The Create Spare Drive screen displays.
Advanced Conguraon - Create Logical Drive

Promise Technology Pegasus3 R4 Specifications

General

Internal	No
Chassis type	Tower
Cooling type	Active
Device class	Small & Medium Business
Fan diameter	92 mm
Certification	CB, UL, cUL, TUV , BSMI, SPRING, BIS FCC, CE-EMC, VCCI, BSMI, RCM KCC
Product color	Black
LED indicators	Yes
Number of fans	1 fan(s)
Airflow (imperial)	70 cfm
Management platform	Pegasus Utility
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
RAID levels	0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10
Data transfer rate	40 Gbit/s
Storage drive size	3.5 \
Storage drive capacity	4000 GB
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA
Installed storage drive type	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Total installed storage capacity	16 TB
Maximum supported storage capacity	- TB
Number of storage drives installed	4
AC input voltage	100-230 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Number of power supply units	1
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	250 W
Thunderbolt version	3
Thunderbolt ports quantity	2
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 95 %
Cables included	AC, Thunderbolt

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	188 mm
Width	248 mm
Height	195 mm
Weight	6800 g