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6. Network Hard Disk (AirLive NDAS Mode)
6.5 NDAS Bind Management
Using NDAS Bind Management users can create and manage a NDAS RAID.
There are 3 different buttons in the NDAS Bind Management window.
- Bind:
Used for Aggregation, RAID 0, and RAID 1.
- Unbind: Used to Unbind your Bound NDAS Devices.
- Refresh: Used to refresh status of your NDAS Devices.
6.5.1 Bind
There are three ways to bind：Aggregation、RAID0 and RAID1.
Aggregation
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Allows any number of NDAS Device units between 2～8 to be recognized as a single large disk drive.
- Extremely useful when a larger storage device is needed.
- No fault tolerance. If one unit fails, all data is lost.
RAID0 - (Disk Striping without Parity)
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Allows 2, 4, or 8 NDAS Device units to be recognized as a single large disk drive.
- Extremely useful when a larger storage device is needed.
- No fault tolerance. If one unit fails, all data is lost.
- Type of Aggregation method used for faster performance when writing to NDAS Devices
RAID1 - Mirroring
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Allows 2, 4, 6 or 8 NDAS Device units to be mirrored at the same time.
- Fault tolerant. If one unit fails, data is retrieved from other units.
- Can also Mirror NDAS Devices that have been Aggregated.
Requirements for Bind
- Each NDAS Device must have a Write Key.
- Cannot Bind NDAS Device that are already Bound.
- NDAS Devices that are being Bound must be in Connected Mode on all PCs, including the PC which
is performing the Bind.
- Bound NDAS Devices must be formatted.
- Other users can Mount the Bound NDAS Devices once Binding is completed.
NOTE : Aggregation、RAID0 and RAID1 can only be performed in Windows XP、Windows 2000 and
Server 2003.
Before NDAS Devices can be Bound, they must be in Connected Mode.
1. Go to NDAS Device Management, choose a NDAS Device you want to Bind.
- If the NDAS Device is in Mounted Mode, select Unmount.
- If the NDAS Device is in Connected Mode, leave it as it is.
- If the NDAS Device is in Disconnected Mode, try to reconnect it.
- If the NDAS Device is in Deactivated Mode, Activate the device.
2. A waning message may appear.
3. Click Yes.
4. Wait few seconds for changes to occur. If the color of the NDAS Device does not changed to White,
click Refresh Status.
5. Repeat above steps for all NDAS Device you want to Bind.
6. Make sure other PCs that are accessing the NDAS Devices have also Unmounted the NDAS Devices
as Connected Mode.
Instructions for Bind
1. Two or more NDAS Devices need to be in Connected Mode.
All of the NDAS Devices must have the Write Key.
2. Go to Start > Programs > NDAS Software > NDAS Bind.
3. Click the Bind button.
4. Select a binding type and number of disks to be Bind.
- Aggregation can bind any number of units between 2 and 8.
- RAID0 can bind 2, 4 or 8 units.
- RAID1 can bind 2, 4, 6 or 8 units.
Note : Currently RAID4 is not supported.
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