Disk Confi Guration - Page (Steps) - Verbatim POWERBAY NAS Array User Manual

Disk Confi guration – Page (Steps)
Here are the steps to confi gure all the hard drives (including an
attached eSATA mirroring disk) to run on RAID 6.
Step 1: Select the desired RAID confi guration. In the example we
chose RAID 6.
Step 2: Select the desired fi le system format. In the example we chose
ext2.
Step 3: Decide whether you want to attach an external eSATA drive
for dedicated use in saving a full duplicate of the data stored on your
PowerBay NAS array. If you choose to use this eSATA Disk Mirror
feature, check the Mirror option button located below the eSATA Disk
icon in this dialogue. When the mirror feature is enabled, the eSATA
Disk icon will have a blue frame around it. The eSATA Disk Mirror
option is not available for the two RAID modes using a spare.
Click OK.
Step 4: You will be warned that doing this confi guration will erase all
the data from your hard drives. Click OK (if you want to proceed).
Step 5: The RAID confi guration will start. Please wait for it to complete
fully before proceeding.
The new RAID settings will now show on the Hard Disk Confi guration
page, including the change of the eSATA Disk's status to "Synchronized".
If you select "Unmirror" but leave the external eSATA drive powered
on and connected, the Status will change from "Synchronized" to
"Connected". To restore all data from the external eSATA drive to the
NAS, hit the "Restore" button. The external eSATA drive capacity must
be at least as large as the currently confi gured NAS RAID array.
Disk Utilities - Page
S.M.A.R.T. Test:
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) is
a monitoring service that can diagnose the health status of a disk by
analyzing certain disk attributes. The test result for each disk is shown
at the right.
Scan Disk: Press the Scan Disk button to initiate a scan of all disks and
attempt to detect and to list any errors found. This process can take a
long time to complete.
Reformat: If you want to reformat the array, using the currently selected
RAID mode, you may press the Reformat button. You will be warned
that reformatting will erase all the data from your hard drives. Click OK
(if you want to proceed).
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