Raid Settings; Creating A Raid; Deleting A Raid - Thecus M3800 User Manual

RAID Settings

Using RAID Settings, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID
disks or the Spare Disk, as well as enter a name for each disk.
RAID Settings
Item
Disk No.
Capacity (MB)
Model
RAID
Spare
Stripe Size
Create RAID
Remove RAID
Cancel

Creating a RAID

To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below:
1. On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD,
RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 5, — see
detailed description of each.
2. Tick the checkboxes of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID.
3. Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting.
4. Press Create to build the RAID storage volume.
NOTE
WARNING
With a RAID 1 volume, you can also add a spare disk after the RAID is created.
See Chapter 7: Tips and Tricks >

Deleting a RAID

To delete a RAID volume, follow the steps below:
1. On the RAID List screen, select the RAID volume by clicking on its radio
button, and click Config to open the RAID Configuration screen.
2. On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove.
3. The system automatically rebuilds and you can create a new RAID.
WARNING
Description
Number assigned to the installed hard disks.
Capacity of the installed hard disks.
Model number of the installed hard disks.
Check the boxes of the hard drives you wish to add to the
storage volume.
If this is checked, current hard disk is designated as a spare for
a RAID volume.
This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential
files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you
require a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A
larger stripe size is better for large files.
Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID
storage volume.
Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data, iSCSI, and
Target USB data will be removed.
Press this button to exit without saving changes.
Building a RAID storage space may take time, depending o
and RAID mode.
Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID. The data is unrecoverable.
Adding a Spare Disk
Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID. The data is unrecoverable.
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Appendix C: RAID Basics
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