Specifications

4 Advanced Configuration
This section describes how to use the Advanced Configuration Wizard to apply more than
one storage policy to volumes on the CoolMax CD-320. This mode is entered by selecting
the GUI-only position on the rotary switch, if the Advanced Configuration feature is
enabled for your system (refer to Customizing the SteelVine Manager
on page 82). In
addition, if you are using a SATA host connection, your SATA controller must be Port
Multiplier aware.
Why Advanced Configuration?
The Basic Configuration Wizard provides predefined storage policies to quickly configure
the CoolMax CD-320. Each predefined storage policy allocates the total system capacity to
the selected JBOD, SAFE, FAST, or BIG storage policy. The SAFE33 and SAFE50
storage policies are not available in the Advanced Configuration Wizard (although the
equivalent SAFE and BIG volumes can be configured manually).
Using the Advanced Configuration Wizard, you can configure up to two volumes with the
same or different storage policies on the two hard drives. The following configuration
options are possible, where each of the two volumes is allocated some portion of the total
system capacity:
• Two SAFE volumes that are mirrored from the first hard drive to the second drive.
• Two FAST volumes that are striped across the two hard drives.
• Two BIG volumes that are spread across the two hard drives (part of each drive is
concatenated, or added to, a portion of the second drive).
• One FAST volume that is striped across the two hard drives and one BIG volume
that is allocated the remaining capacity on both drives. The reversed
configuration—one BIG volume and one FAST volume—is also possible.
• One FAST volume that is striped across the two hard drives and one SAFE volume
that is allocated the remaining capacity (split between the volume and its mirror
twin). The reverse configuration (one SAFE volume and one FAST volume) is
also possible.
• One BIG volume that is spread across the two hard drives (part of each drive is
concatenated, or added to, a portion of the second drive) and one SAFE volume
that is allocated the remaining capacity (split between the volume and its mirror
twin).