Promise Technology Pegasus32 R6 User Manual

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4. Accept the defaults or make changes:
• Optional. Enter an alias in the Alias eld.
Maximum of 32 characters; letters, numbers, space between characters, and underscore.
• Choose a RAID level.
The choice of RAID levels depends the number of physical drives in the disk array.
• IntheCapacityeld,acceptthedefaultmaximumcapacityorenteralessercapacityand
size in MB, GB or TB.
Any remaining capacity is available for an additional logical drive.
• 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.
Read Cache, Read Ahead, and No Cache are available.
• Choose a Write (cache) Policy.
Write Back and Write Through (Thru) are available.
The Write Cache is always set to WriteThru when the Read Cache is set to NoCache.
• For RAID 6 logical drives, choose a Codec Scheme from the dropdown menu.
P+Q and Q+Q are available.
• If you want the Pegasus Utility to format your logical drives, leave the Format box checked.
See “Formatting Your Logical Drives” on page 151.
5. 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. Pegasus supports 1
to 32 logical drives in Thunderbolt mode, and up to 4 logical drives (including passthru drive) in
USB mode.
6. Whenyouarenished,clicktheSubmit button.
The new logical drive or drives appear in the logical drive list.

Promise Technology Pegasus32 R6 Specifications

General

Brand	Promise Technology
Model	Pegasus32 R6
Category	Storage
Language	English