Checking The Hardware Requirements - D-Link ShareCenter DNS-345 User Manual

Section 1 - Product Overview

Checking the Hardware Requirements

To use your DNS-345, you will need at least one hard drive. If you plan to use RAID, which protects your data against one hard
drive failure, you will need at least two hard drives.
Note: For the ShareCenter
better striping performance, and helps distribute loads more effectively.
This section will help you:
• Select the hard drives
• Determine hard disk space you will need
• Ensure your data is protected
• Understand the basic requirements for a router or switch
Selecting Hard Drives:
You can use hard drives from any manufacturer and with any capacity with your DNS-345. The D-Link ShareCenter supports
standard 3.5" internal SATA drives. If you are unsure, ask your administrator or hard drive retailer/manufacturer to verify that
your hard drives meet this standard
*Warning - Any pre-existing data on the drives will be erased during installation.
D-Link ShareCenter DNS-345 User Manual
, we recommend that you use at least four 1TB high performance drives. This provides more data drives,
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