Accusys ACS-9910 User Manual page 43

Chapter 5 – Configuration
1.2 Slot Num
Set the maximum number of SCSI drives you want to configure (0~8).
Formula: slot number = (maximum of disks) x number of disk channels
For example:
Slot Number: 3 x 2 = 6
1.3 Edit Slot
Assigns a specific slot to a special channel and ID number. Use this item to
resolve possible conflicts.
1.4 Stripe Size
Set stripe block size, which may range from 8~128 sectors (Default: 32).
1.5 Plug Mode
Chose one of three plug modes to make use of the hot swap function.
Standard: Sets the scan time for polling swap. Choose No Scan, 5 seconds, 10
1.5.1
seconds, 20 seconds or 30 seconds.
SAF-TE: Sets SAF-TE ID for SCSI. Choose from 0~6, 8~15 and 6&8.
1.5.2
Proprietary: If users use the Accusys proprietary back plane with ACS-9910, they
1.5.3
can choose this option for plug mode.
Channel 1
Disk
Disk
Disk
Stripe size is constant for any RAID system, whether it consists or a single or
multiple arrays.
Smaller stripe sizes provide faster access for small randomly-accessed files.
Larger stripe sizes increase transfer rates for large sequentially-accessed
files (such as video).
Channel 2
Disk
Disk
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