Creating A Raid Array - Linksys NSS6000 Series Administrator's Manual

Configuring your Storage

Creating a RAID Array

Creating a RAID Array
STEP 1
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JBOD: JBOD lets you combine multiple disks of mixed capacities into a single
logical storage device. The capacity of the JBOD array is the sum of the total
capacities of the individual component disks (that is, it does not have the limitation
of RAID0 where you lose some capacity when using mixed sized disks). JBOD
offers no performance increase compared to the component disks. It has lower
reliability than the component disks, as the failure of a single disk results, in
general, in the failure of the whole array. Depending on how you create volumes on
the JBOD array, you may be able to recover data when one or more disks in the
JBOD fail. This, however, is not guaranteed.
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Minimum Number of Disks: 1
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Total capacity: sum of capacities of component disks.
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Advantages: Maximal storage capacity, especially when using mixed size
disks.
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Disadvantages: Decreased reliability.
To create an array:
From the Manager Menu, click Storage
The RAID page appears:
RAID.
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