Using Raid 5 Mode (3 Hard Drives) - Buffalo TeraStation III iSCSI TS-IXL User Manual

Using RAID 5 mode (3 hard drives)

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Delete any preexisting array as described in "Using Normal mode" on page 19.
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Note:
Building the RAID array will take about 10 hours per TB of drive space. During this time, the LCD will display "RAID
ARRAY x Resyncing" and file transfers will be slower than usual. Do not turn off the TeraStation until the array is
built, or the process will start over at reboot.
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The Confirm Operation screen will appear. Enter the displayed number and click Apply within 60 seconds to con-
tinue.
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Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.
You have configured a RAID 5 array with 3 drives. Refer to page 15 to create a volume on the array. Use Disk
Management on Windows to format the volume, then connect to the formatted volume with iSCSI Connection Tool and
use it as a local drive on your computer. For best results, configure the remaining hard drive as a hot spare (page 25).
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In Settings, navigate to Basic - Storage - RAID Array.
Choose the array you want to configure.
Select 3 hard disks.
1 Select RAID 5.
2 Click Create Raid Array.
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