User Manual

Chapter 8 Storage Manager
Cloud Storage User’s Guide
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8.3.6 Hard Disk
Use t he H a rd Disk screen to view all disk inform at ion. From the St or age screen, click H ard D isk
to open the screen as shown.
Choose a RAI D
type
Select a RAI D type from t he dr op- down list box. The corresponding space allocat ions of
available size, dat a prot ect ion area, and wast ed size display.
Use Basic wit h one disk.
Use JBOD wit h t wo or m ore disks for m axim um capacit y.
Use RAI D 0 wit h two or four disks for m axim um speed.
Use RAI D 1 w ith t wo or m ore disks t o m irror prim ary dat a t o anot her disk( s) with high
perform ance.
Use RAI D 5 w ith t hree or m ore disks t o balance perform ance, hard disk capacity usage
with data prot ection in case of disk failure.
Use RAI D 6 w ith four disks for m ore data prot ection in case of disk failure.
Use RAI D 1 0 with four disks t o get bet ter perform ance t han RAI D 6, wit h slightly less
dat a prot ection.
See
Table 8 on page 50 or Sect ion 8.6 on page 98 for m ore inform ation.
Note: Use the same capacity of hard disks for RAID 1, 5, 6, or 10 to avoid wasting space.
Back Click Back t o go t o t he previous screen.
Next Click N ext to go to the next st ep.
Cancel Click Ca ncel t o close t he screen without saving any set tings.
St ep 2. Sum m ary
Use this scr een to review the set tings you configured in t he last step.
Disk Select ed This field displays t he hard disk( s) on which the RAI D array will be built.
RAI D Ty pe This field displays t he t ype of RAI D on which t he volum e will be built .
Volum e Type This field displays t he type of t he volum e, Mu ltiple volum es on RAI D ( D isk Group X)
where Disk Group X is t he disk group’s nam e.
Volum e Capacit y This field displays t he size of t he volum e.
Back Click Back t o go t o t he previous step.
Apply Click Apply t o save t he set tings.
Cancel Click Ca ncel t o close t he screen without saving any set t ings.
Table 17 Creat e Disk Group (cont inued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION