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Raid level descriptions – Dulce Systems PRO RX User Manual

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8. RAID Level Descriptions

Although the RAID Controller supports a large variety of RAID Levels, RAID 0 or

RAID 3 are most commonly used for video and content creation purpose.

RAID

Level

Description

Advantage

Disadvantage

Ideal for

0

Striping.

Highest

performance.

No disk

redundancy, one

drive failure will

lose all data.

Highest

resolution HD,

2K, and

maximum

multiple

streams.

1

Mirroring.

Highest

redundancy.

Less cost efficient

for redundancy,

loses ½ disk

capacity.

Data protection

is paramount,

maximum disk

failure

protection.

3

Striping with

a dedicated

parity drive.

Efficient drive

redundancy, 1

drive used for

parity.

Loses 1 disk drive

capacity.

Well balanced

for video

requiring

performance

and

redundancy.

5

Striping the

parity across

all drives.

Efficient drive

redundancy,

parity distributed

to all drives.

Loses 1 disk drive

capacity.

Well balanced

for file server

requiring

performance

and

redundancy.

6

Striping with

two

dedicated

parity drives.

Double drive

redundancy, 2

drives used for

parity.

Loses 2 disk drive

capacity.

Mission critical.

JBOD Just a Bunch

of disks.

Each drive can

be accessed

individually from

operating

system.

No redundancy.

Audio

applications.

RAID

+

Spare

A drive is set

aside as an

online hot

spare.

Automatic

rebuild of a

failed drive.

Loses another

drive capacity. (In

addition to the

drive(s) needed for

the RAID level

selected.)

Minimizes

degraded RAID

level exposure

time.

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Limited Warranty

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Dulce Systems warrants your product against any defect in material and workmanship and conforms to Dulce published

specifications under normal use.

WHAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER

The warranty does not cover equipment which has been damaged due to accident, misuse, abuse, fire, flood, "Acts of

God," or other contingencies beyond our control; use of incorrect line voltages; improper or insufficient ventilation; failure

to follow operating instructions; or improper or unauthorized repair; improperly packaged for shipping; packaged in non-

approved shipping container; shipping damage.

The warranty is voided by removal or alteration of the product or parts identification labels.

Dulce has no liability for general, consequential, incidental or special damages. These include loss of recorded data, the

cost of recovery of lost data, lost profits and the cost of the installation or removal of any Products, the installation of

replacement Products, and any inspection, testing, or redesign caused by any defect or by the repair or replacement of

Products arising from a defect in any Product.

WHAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS

Dulce Systems warrants your PRO RX product for 36 months and if the product is registered with Dulce within 30 days of

purchase, we will extend the warranty for another 6 months totaling 42 months. We warrant the Duo for 36 months. The

warranty period begins at the date of shipment to the original end user, company or organization.

Our warranty applies to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or

ninety days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product, whichever is longer.

WHAT WE WILL DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM

We may elect which remedy or combination of remedies to provide at our sole discretion. We shall have a reasonable

time after determining that a defective Product exists to repair or replace a defective Product. Our replacement Product
under its limited warranty will be manufactured from new or reconditioned parts.

Your exclusive remedy for any defective Product is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective Product.

We will return the repaired or replacement Product to you prepaid using the same method of shipping (ex: overnight,

ground, 2nd day, …) as was shipped to us. If a more expedited return shipping method is required, extra charges might

apply at our discretion.

HOW YOU CAN GET SERVICE

Contact our Technical Support to obtain a RMA (Return Materials Authorization) number. The model number, serial

number, and description of the problem will be required. A valid proof of purchase might be required to further validate the

Products warranty eligibility, the valid proof of purchase document must show the product model, serial number, purchase

date, and supplier name. If the valid proof of purchase is not available, the original manufacturing date of the product will

be used to determine the warranty period.

No returns will be accepted without a RMA number. We reserve the right to refuse the delivery of the return.

You shall bear all shipping, packing and insurance costs and all other costs, excluding parts and labor, necessary to

effectuate repair or replacement under this warranty.

All products returned to us must be shipped in the original packaging or Dulce approved packaging. If you do not have the

original packaging, call us to request packaging. A nominal fee will be charged for the requested packaging and for

shipment. Ship the RMA to us pre-paid.

Products that are improperly packaged for shipping; packaged in a non-approved shipping container; or incur shipping

damages are not covered under warranty.

HOW STATE LAW RELATES TO WARRANTY

In the United States, some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the

limitations above may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights

which vary from state to state.