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Optimize Array For, Performance RAID 0 Striping, Security RAID 1 Mirroring, Viewing Drive

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MMootthheerrbbooaarrdd DDeessccrriippttiioonn Optimize Array For Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the "Optimize Array for" setting. Performance (RAID 0 Striping) Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array. NOTE: FastTrak 376 permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup mode. Security (RAID 1 Mirroring) Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security. NOTE: Under the Security setting, FastTrak 376 permits two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array only. NOTE: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as block size), you must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array option from the Main Menu. Viewing Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned. The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive (U6 refers to 133MB/sec transfers, U5 refers to 100MB/sec transfers, U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers, etc...) FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [ View Drive Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity(MB) 1 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 2 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Assignment Array 1 Array 1 Mode U5 U5 [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit Mode (D=DMA, U=UDMA) 51

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Optimize Array For
Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the
“Optimize Array for” setting.
Performance (RAID 0 Striping)
Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the
number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.
NOTE
:
FastTrak 376 permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto
Setup mode.
Security (RAID 1 Mirroring)
Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.
NOTE
: Under the Security setting, FastTrak 376 permits two drives to be used
for a single Mirrored array only.
NOTE
: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as
block size), you must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array <3>
option from the Main Menu.
Viewing Drive Assignments
The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether
drives are assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned.
The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by
each drive (U6 refers to 133MB/sec transfers, U5 refers to 100MB/sec transfers,
U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers, etc...)
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
Channel:ID
Drive Model
Capacity(MB)
Assignment
Mode
1 : Master
QUANTUMCR8.4A
8063
Array 1
U5
2 : Master
QUANTUMCR8.4A
8063
Array 1
U5
[
↑
] Up [
↓
] Down
[ESC] Exit
Mode (D=DMA, U=UDMA)
[ View Drive Assignments ]
[ Keys Available ]