TYAN TIGER I7505 Manual page 42

Optimize Array For
Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the "Optimize Array for"
setting.
Performance (RAID 0 Striping)
Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times
the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.
NOTE: PDC20378 permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup mode.
Security (RAID 1 Mirroring)
Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.
NOTE: Under the Security setting, PDC20378 permits two drives to be used for a single
Mirrored array only.
NOTE: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as block size), you
must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu.
Viewing Drive Assignments
The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned
to a disk arrays or are unassigned.
The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive (U6
refers to 133MB/sec transfers, U5 refers to 100MB/sec transfers, U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers,
etc...)
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Channel:ID Drive Model
1 : Mas
2 : Mas
[ View Drive Assignments ]
QUANTUMCR8.4A
QUANTUMCR8.4A
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Capacity(MB) Assignment Mode
8063 Array 1
8063 Array 1
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U5
U5