Rosewill HDD RAID RSV-S4-X - Manual (Page 7)

4 Bay SATA to eSATA 3.5” HDD RAID Storage System RSV-S4-X User Manual
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1.2 FEATURES
1.2.1 DATA SECURITY
The RSV-S4-X software driver includes support for monitoring to predict suspect drives.
RSV-S4-X provides our highest commitment to data security through the use of RAID
architecture to back up and protect data. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 provide data security. RSV-
S4-X supports sophisticated sparing support so that hardware failure risk can be minimized
by automatically regenerating the failed disk’s data on a backup disk. The RSV-S4-X software
driver includes support for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T. 2 )
to predict disk failures. Drives can be moved between controllers without losing data.
1.2.2 DATA PERFORMANCE
The RSV-S4-X can also increase storage throughput by combining the throughput of multiple
drives into a single volume. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 support this ability. Furthermore, each
volume can be tailored to provide the best performance for the data contained on that disk.
1.2.3 DATA VERSATILITY
The RSV-S4-X software driver also supports Contiguous and Concatenated drives for
applications which do not require increased security or performance.
1.3 EASE OF USE
The RSV-S4-X utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage. It
also supports the latest SATA enhancements including SATA-II Port Multiplier support, and
up to 3Gbit/sec transfer rates on controllers that support that speed. Creating and deleting
volumes is also possible without requiring a restart of the operating system and rebuilds never
require the data to be taken off-line.
Drives can also be moved between controllers without losing the data.
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Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Testing.