Toshiba Magnia 7100 User Manual
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Setup
Simplified RAID Configuration Setting
Simplified RAID Configuration Setting
After selecting an option in the 'Simplified RAID Configuration' display the 'Simplified
RAID
Configuration Setup' screen is displayed.
Simplified RAID Configuration Setup screen
RAID0 (The required number of HDDs is one or more.)
Multiple HDDs are grouped and constructed as a unique logical device.
Since the data is recorded in the grouped HDDs in a dispersed manner, the writing and
reading performance of the HDDs is improved.
RAID1 (The required number of HDDs is two.)
RAID1 consists of two HDDs, the same data is always written to the HDDs. Therefore, if
one HDD is damaged, the operation can be continued by the other HDD.
RAID5 (The required number of HDDs is three or more.)
Multiple HDDs are grouped and constructed as a unique logical device. Since the data and
the parity are recorded in the grouped HDDs in a dispersed manner, if one HDD is
damaged, the operation can be continued by the other HDD.
Hot Spare (applicable if RAID1 or RAID5 is selected.)
Hot Spare is a spare HDD in stand-by conditionand automatically substituted for a
damaged HDD.
HDD Assignment - Use this many ?
Select from the list, the number of HDDs for the RAID configuration. When "MAX" has
been selected, RAID is structured with the maximum number of HDDs (= 8) available in
each RAID configuration.