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Promise Technology VTRAK E610f User Manual

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Chapter 3: VTrak Setup
49
Automatic
When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters appear on the
screen:
Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID
numbers, configurable capacity, and the number of logical drives to be
created
Logical Drives – The ID number of the logical drive(s), their RAID level,
capacity, and stripe size
Spare Drives – The physical drive slot number of the dedicated hot spare
assigned to this disk array. A hot spare drive is created for all RAID levels
except RAID 0, when five or more unconfigured physical drives are available
If you accept these parameters, click the Submit button.
The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List on the Information tab.
If you do NOT accept these parameters, use the Express (below) or Advanced
(page 50) option to create your disk array.
Express
When you choose the Express option, a set of characteristics and options
appears on the screen.
1. Check the boxes to choose any one or a combination of:
Redundancy – The array will remain available if a physical drive fails
Capacity – The greatest possible amount of data capacity
Performance – The highest possible read/write speed
Spare Drive – A hot spare drive is created when you choose
Redundancy, Spare Drive, and five or more unconfigured physical
drives are available
Mixing SATA/SAS Drive – Check this box if you want to use both SATA
and SAS drives in the same disk array
If the box is unchecked, and you have both SATA and SAS drives,
different arrays will be created for each type of drive.
2. In the Number of Logical Drives field, enter the number of logical drives you
want to make from this disk array.
The maximum possible number of logical drives appears to the right of this
field.
3. From the Application Type menu, choose an application that best describes
your intended use for this disk array:
File Server
Video Stream
Transaction Data
Transaction Log
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BrandPromise Technology
ModelVTRAK E610f
CategoryStorage
LanguageEnglish

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