Promise Technology VTRAK E610f User Manual

Chapter 2: VTrak Installation
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Installing Disk Drives
You can populate the VTrak with SAS or SATA hard disk drives. For optimal
performance, install physical drives of the same model and capacity. The drives’
matched performance allows the logical drive to function better as a single drive.
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level.
Drive Slot Numbering
You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The diagram
below shows how VTrak’s drive slots are numbered. Slot numbering is reflected
in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces.
Figure 3. VTrak E610f/s drive slot numbering
Figure 4. VTrak E310f/s drive slot numbering
Install all of the drive carriers into the VTrak enclosure to ensure proper airflow,
even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives.
Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives
RAID 0 1 or more RAID 6 4 to 16*
RAID 1 2 only RAID 10 4 or more**
RAID 1E 2 or more RAID 50 6 or more
RAID 5 3 to 16* RAID 60 8 or more
* E310f/s: Drive counts above 12 require an expansion unit.
** Must be an even number of drives.
1
5
9
13
2
7
10
14
3
7
11
15
4
8
12
16
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5
9
2
7
10
3
7
11
4
8
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Promise Technology VTRAK E610f Specifications

General

Brand	Promise Technology
Model	VTRAK E610f
Category	Storage
Language	English