Promise Technology Pegasus3 R4 User Manual

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Promise Technology Pegasus3 R4/R6/R8
To Create a Disk Array and Logical Drive
ThePegasus3isshippedwithHDDinstalledandaRAIDarraycongured,soitisnotnecessarytodo
thisyourself.However,ifyouwanttochangethediskdrivesorcongureadifferentRAID,youwillneed
to create an array and logical drive to use the storage.
Ifyouareinstallingnewdiskdrives,usetheWizardtocreateadiskarrayandlogicaldrive.The
proceduresaredescribedinthenextchapter.
To see the Wizardmenu,launchthePegasusUtility,intheDashboardmenu,underSystemStatus,
click the Disk Array link. See page 52foranoverviewofthePegasusUtilityinterface.
TheWizarddialogboxopenswiththreecongurationmethods.
Wizard dialog box
Choosethebestmethodforyoursituation.Seethetablebelow.
Method User options Suggested for users who are See
Automatic None New to data storage page 113
Express General parameters Familiar with data storage page 114
Advanced Individual parameters Data storage professionals page 116

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