Gateway ALR 7200 - Manual (Page 36)

24 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 7200 Server
Quick hot-swap RAID cage
The quick hot-swap cage allows you to configure a reliable RAID
subsystem. The quick hot-swap cage consists of a drive cage and all of the
necessary hardware to install it in the system (Figure 9). Each cage supports
three one-inch high 3.5-inch SCA SCSI drives. For optimum operation, use
only approved RAID-ready drives in the RAID Cage. The RAID Cage
occupies two standard half-height 5.25-inch drive bays.
Drives are mounted on a rail system which provides quick and easy
installation and hot-swapping. A fully functional RAID subsystem is
controlled by a RAID caching controller.
Hot-swapping is a useful features that allows you to replace a failed hard
disk drive without interrupting system operation. In the event of a
hot-swappable drive failure, which is part of a RAID 5, the system
continues normal operations. You can replace the failed drive and rebuild its
contents on an equivalent replacement drive automatically, without shutting
down the system.
Figure 9: RAID Cage
Important!
The quick hot-swap RAID
Cage may or may not be
included as a standard part of
the server configuration.
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