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Running software raid – Dell PowerVault DP500 User Manual

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Configuring Your System for the First Time

The term Dell PowerVault 500 refers to the hardware platform.
PowerVault NF500 refers to the configuration of PowerVault 500 storage system
and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 with SP2 operating system.

The term Dell PowerVault 600 refers to the hardware platform.
PowerVault NF600 refers to the configuration of PowerVault 600 storage system
and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 with SP2 operating system.

Figure 1-1.

Naming Convention

Running Software RAID

If your system is preconfigured with the redundant array of independent disks
(RAID) 5 software, RAID autosynchronization runs in the background and
may require several hours to complete, depending on the array size. If you
turn off your storage server during the autosynchronization procedure, the
procedure will resume after restart.

Additionally, the autosynchronization procedure does not affect user
operations but may affect overall system performance.

PowerVault NF100
storage solution

PowerVault NF500
storage solution

PowerVault NF600
storage solution

Microsoft
Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2
with SP2

Microsoft
Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2
with SP2

Microsoft
Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2
with SP2

PowerVault 100
storage system

PowerVault 500
storage system

PowerVault 600
storage system