Promise Technology Vess R3600 Series User Manual

Installing Physical Drives
The Vess R3600 Series and Vess J3600 JBOD subsystems support:
• SAS hard disks
• SATA hard disks (SATA drives require use of an adapter)
For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE
http://www.promise.com/support/.
Number of Drives Required
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level
Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives
RAID 0
1 or more
RAID 6
4 to 32
RAID 1
2 only
RAID 10
4 or more*
RAID 5
3 to 32
RAID 50
6 or more
RAID 60
8 or more
*Must be an even number of drives.
Caution
TheVessR3600SeriesandVessJ3600JBODsupportdiskdrive
hot-swapping.Toavoidhandcontactwithanelectricalhazard,
donotremovemorethanonedrivecarrieratime.
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Promise Technology Vess R3600 / Vess J3600 Product Manual

Promise Technology Vess R3600 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Promise Technology
Model	Vess R3600 Series
Category	Storage
Language	English