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Chapter 6: Technology Background You can change the RAID level of a logical drive with certain combinations of RAID level and number of physical drives, as described in the table below. From To Result RAID Ready: 1 drive RAID 0: 2, 3, or 4 drives Increased capacity RAID 1: 2 drives Adds redundancy RAID 5: 3 or 4 drives* RAID 10: 4 drives Increased performance and capacity, adds redundancy RAID 0: 2 drives RAID 5: 3 or 4 drives* RAID 10: 4 drives Increased performance and capacity, adds redundancy RAID 0: 3 drives RAID 5: 4 drives* Increased performance and capacity, adds redundancy RAID 1: 2 drives RAID 5: 3 or 4 drives* Increased performance RAID 10: 4 drives and capacity RAID 10: 4 drives RAID 5: 4 drives* Increased capacity * Only the AMD SB650 and SB750 Controllers support RAID 5. You can add physical drives while keeping the same RAID level, as described in the table below. From RAID 0: 2 drives RAID 0: 3 drives RAID 5: 3 drives JBOD: 2 drives JBOD: 3 drives To RAID 0: 3 or 4 drives RAID 0: 4 drives RAID 5: 4 drives JBOD: 3 or 4 drives JBOD: 4 drives Result Increased capacity Increased capacity Increased capacity Increased capacity Increased capacity See the important information on the following page. 105

Section	Page
RAIDXpert User Manual	1
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Introduction	7
RAIDXpert Components	8
RAIDXpert Software	8
About This Manual	9
Chapter 2: Installation	11
Utility Server	11
Java Runtime Environment	12
Operating System Support	12
Browser Support	12
Installing RAIDXpert	13
Windows	13
Linux	13
Installation under Windows and Linux, continued	14
Chapter 3: Setup	19
Logging into RAIDXpert	19
Regular Connection	19
Secure Connection	19
Choosing a Language	22
Accessing the Host PC	22
Making the Recommended Initial Settings	23
Administrator’s Settings	23
Creating a New Logical Drive	26
Logging out of RAIDXpert	30
Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet	31
Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection	31
Chapter 4: RAIDXpert User Interface	33
Banner	34
Tree View	34
Management Window	36
Event Frame	37
Chapter 5: Monitor and Manage	39
Logging into RAIDXpert	39
Regular Connection	39
Secure Connection	39
Choosing a Language	42
Logging out of RAIDXpert	42
User Management	43
Adding a User	43
Setting up Event Notification	44
Event Notification Severity Levels	46
Event Notification Severity Levels, continued	47
Deleting a User	48
Changing a User’s Password	48
Changing a User’s Email Address	50
Changing a User’s Access Rights	51
Host Management	53
Utility Configuration	54
Making Utility Configuration Settings	54
Choosing Utility Configuration Options	55
Backup Prompt	55
System Event Notification	56
Controller	57
Viewing Controller Information	57
Making Controller Settings	57
Viewing Controller Scheduled Activities	59
Add a Scheduled Activity	59
Deleting a Scheduled Activity	60
Locking the Controller	60
Physical Drives	62
Viewing Physical Drives	62
Merging a Physical Drive	63
Scheduling Media Patrol - All Physical Drives	63
Canceling a Schedule	64
Viewing Physical Drive Information	64
Making Physical Drive Settings	66
Running Media Patrol - One Physical Drive	66
On Demand	67
Scheduled	67
Canceling a Schedule	68
Viewing the Physical Drive Bad Sector Log	68
Deleting Physical Drive Backup Information	69
Logical Drives	71
Viewing Logical Drives	71
Creating a Logical Drive	71
Deleting a Logical Drive	76
Viewing Logical Drive Information	76
Making Logical Drive Settings	77
Backing up a RAID Ready Logical Drive	77
Set up by Clicking a Popup Box	77
Set up by Selecting a Physical Drive	78
Backup Drive Features	79
Migrating a Logical Drive	79
On Demand	80
Scheduled	82
Canceling a Schedule	83
Rebuilding a Logical Drive	83
On Demand	83
Scheduled	84
Canceling a Schedule	85
Automatic Rebuilding	85
Synchronizing All Logical Drives	86
Scheduled	86
Canceling a Schedule	87
Synchronizing a Logical Drive	87
On Demand	88
Scheduled	89
Canceling a Schedule	89
Initializing a Logical Drive	90
Logical Drive Activation	90
Managing a Critical or Offline Logical Drive	92
When a Physical Drive Fails	93
Identify the Failed Physical Drive	94
Replace the Failed Physical Drive	94
Rebuild Your Logical Drive	94
Spare Drives	96
Viewing Spare Drives	96
Creating a Spare Drive	96
Deleting a Spare Drive	97
Chapter 6: Technology Background	99
Introduction to RAID	99
RAID 0 - Stripe	100
RAID 1 - Mirror	101
RAID 5 - Block Striping with Distributed Parity	102
RAID 10 - Mirror / Stripe	103
RAID Ready - Single Drive	104
JBOD - Concatenation	105
Choosing a RAID Level	106
RAID 0	106
RAID 1	106
RAID 5	107
RAID 10	107
RAID Ready	107
JBOD	108
Choosing Stripe Block Size	109
Gigabyte Boundary	109
Initialization	109
Hot Spare Drive(s)	110
Partition and Format the Logical Drive	110
Migration	110
Ranges of Logical Drive Migration	112
Media Patrol	113
Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions	115