FOCUS Enhancements MANL-1161-04 - Manual (Page 68)

RAID Data Protection
MA Series Media Archive Servers
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RAID Data Protection
RAID 1
In North America, the MA servers protect data using a RAID 1 implementation. The MA server
has three drives, a 500GB drive used as a buffer and two 1TB drives for data storage. One data
drive is the data mirror of the other. Should one data drive fail, it is possible to replace it and
duplicate the data on that drive from the other.
RAID 5
In Europe, the MA servers protect data using a RAID 5 implementation. Each of the three 1TB
drives has two partitions, creating 6 virtual drives. Data and parity information is striped across
the virtual drives. Should any single real hard drive fail, it is possible to recreate that drive’s data
on its replacement drive.
Replacing a Failed Drive
Power down the MA server before replacing the failed drive. When the server powers up, the
data from the failed drive is automatically rebuilt on its replacement.
OS and Virtual Machine Operations
The PX MA Series server’s host operating system is Windows XP PRO. VMware is used to create
a virtual machine with SUSE Linux as its OS. During operation the server’s XP PRO/virtual SUSE
Linux configuration is invisible to the User/Administrator.
Windows XP PRO
The XP PRO, 32-bit, provides the environment in which the following applications run:
• Internet Browsers
The MA server supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher and Safari browsers.
• JAVA Runtime 6 V13
This is required for the ProxSysMA Services application.
• Media Upload Utility
The upload utility is a JAVA application.
• ProxSysMA Burn Tool Services
ProxSysMA Services is a JAVA application used for creating ISO files and burning BD
discs.
• Disc Burning Application
This application is provided with the MA server. Use it to burn ISO files to disc.
• VMware
The VMware Workstation automatically starts when the MA server powers up. The
workstation window appears on the desktop and should be left open and allowed to run in
the background.
SUSE Linux
SUSE provides the environment for the ProxSys MA Series Server application.