Kicking Slow Drives (15 And 23 Target Models Only); Manually Kick Slow Drives - Kanguru KCLONE-7HDS-PRO User Manual

3.3 Kicking Slow Drives (15 and 23 target models only)

Kanguru's 15 Target and 23 Target HDD Duplicators have the ability to kick slow functioning drives
from a copy/compare/erase operation.
KanguruClone HDD Duplicators duplicate drives in a synchronous process. Because of this, any
copy, compare or erase that you attempt will be limited by the speed of the slowest drive connected.
For example, if you are cloning to 23 target HDDs and out of those drives 22 have a max transfer
rate of 90MB/s and one has a max transfer rate of 15MB/s, then duplication speed will be capped at
15MB/s.
In order to prevent a single, faulty drive from disrupting an operation, you have the ability to either
manually kick a slow drive or configure settings which will automatically kick slow drives that fall
below a defined threshold.

3.3.1 Manually Kick Slow Drives

During a copy, compare or erase operation, you can view the performance of each individual drive by
pressing the UP/DoWN buttons.
The Target Drive Indicator will inform you which drive is currently selected. The Transfer Rate will
show you the speed of this drive. Note: The transfer rate information is not static and can fluctuate,
sometimes significantly.
If you notice any slow drives, press and hold the 'F1' button. This will eject the slowest drive
connected from the operation. The red LED will appear next to the ejected drive. Do not disconnect
the ejected drive from the duplicator until the current operation is completed.
brIEF CoPy
8 60.96G
Target drive indicator
14 250.0G
25% 109Mb/s
Transfer rate
21
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