User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Chapter 1 Getting Started
- Chapter 2 Configuration
- Chapter 3 File Sharing
- Chapter 4 Storage Management
- Chapter 5 Remote Access
- Chapter 6 Backup
- Chapter 7 Multimedia
- Chapter 8 Advanced Features
- Chapter 9 Configuring from Mobile Devices
- Chapter 10 Utilities
- Chapter 11 Appendix
- Chapter 12 Regulatory Compliance Information
Chapter 4 Storage Management
RAID Modes
The LinkStation supports many types of RAID. The type of RAID arrays available for use depends on how many drives
are installed on your LinkStation.
Notes:
• If you change the RAID mode, all data on the array is deleted. This is true for every procedure in this chapter.
Always back up any important data before performing actions that affect your RAID array.
• Some RAID arrays allow you to change the RAID mode without losing data by adding drives. To change a RAID
mode by adding drives to the existing array, refer to the “Expanding RAID Capacity Without Deleting Data” section
below.
• Drive capacity is displayed in Settings in actual gigabytes. The Properties window in Windows may show GiB
instead, which will be a smaller number.
• After the RAID mode is changed (except when creating a RAID 0 array), the LinkStation performs a RAID scan that
will take about 10 hours per TB. File transfers are slower during this period. While the I17 message is displayed in
NAS Navigator2, do not turn off the LinkStation. If you do, the RAID scan will start over.
RAID 1
Combines two drives into a mirrored array. The usable space is equal to the capacity of a single drive. Identical data
is written to each drive. If a drive becomes damaged, data can be recovered by replacing the damaged drive. As long
as one drive in the array remains undamaged, all data in the array can be recovered.
RAID 0
Combines two drives into a single array. The usable space is equal to the total capacity of all drives in the array.
This simple RAID mode offers faster performance than RAID modes that include parity. If a single drive in the array
becomes damaged, then all data in the array will be lost.
JBOD
This mode uses the drives inside the LinkStation as individual drives. The usable space is equal to the total capacity
of all drives on the LinkStation. If any of the drives become damaged, then all data on that drive will be lost.
Working with RAID Arrays
To change RAID settings, navigate to [Drives] > [RAID] in Advanced Settings.
Using JBOD
With JBOD, each drive on the LinkStation is addressed separately. To put drives from an array into JBOD, follow the
procedure below.
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