Promise Technology 150TX2 - Manual (Page 30)

FastTrak S150 TX2plus User Manual
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Selecting Array Type
1. Under the Definition section of this menu, highlight the Array # for which you
want to assign a RAID level.
2. Press the Spacebar to cycle through three array types:
• Performance (RAID 0 Striping)
• Security (RAID 1 Mirroring)
• RAID 0+1 Striping/Mirroring (for 4 drives)
See page 45 for more information about RAID levels.
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[ Define Array Definition Menu ]
Array No
RAID Mode Total Drv Status
Array 1 Stripe 2 Functional
Stripe Block: 64 KB
Gigabyte Boundary: ON
[ Drive Assignments ]
Channel:ID Drive
Model Assignment
1 : SEAGATE S380023AS Y
2 : SEAGATE S380023AS Y
3 : Slave WDC WD400BB-53DEA0 N
3 : Master WDC WD400BB-53DEA0 N
[ Keys Available ]
[
↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Select [Ctrl-Y] Save
Selecting Stripe Block
For RAID 0 and RAID 0+1 arrays you may manually select the stripe block size.
Press the Spacebar to scroll through choices progressing as follows (16, 32, 64,
128
KB).
The size selected affects how FastTrak S150 TX2plus sends and retrieves data
blocks to and from the drives. You will need to perform your own testing to
determine how the data block size is affecting your particular use of the array. In
general, a larger block size is better when handling large data transfers (such as
in A/V editing or graphics) while a smaller block size is better when handling e-
mail and other common server data. The default is 64
KB.