Product Description - Kontron Kiss-Stor 0/5 User Manual

Product Description

Product Description
The KISS-Stor 0/5 is a high-performance and extremely flexible RAID (Redundant
Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem. RAID is a storage
technology used to improve the processing capabilities of a storage system,
providing a combination of reliability and performance.
The KISS-Stor 0/5 is the ultimate approach to a flexible RAID solution. It can
manage two different RAID levels (0 and 5), with three SATA disks in a single
RAID group. With a cost-effective SATA approach, supporting Ultra DMA mode,
the KISS-Stor 0/5 strips data to three disk drives simultaneously, and delivers
optimized performance, comparable to more costly SCSI based solutions.
If a RAID 5 array is initialized the KISS-Stor 0/5 lets you hot swap a failed drive.
Data will automatically be rebuilt to a new installed drive without any system down
time. If one SATA disk drive fails, data is secured by the other drives, and an
alarm sounds to alert you. RAID 5 rebuilding process will proceed automatically
(during power on) as soon as you lock the disk carrier.
If a RAID 0 array is initialized and a SATA hard disk fails, there is no way to
recover the data of the RAID system. You should proceed by reconfiguring the
new RAID with a new SATA disk.
The KISS-Stor 0/5 RAID subsystem features a user-friendly design that lets you
easily install three drives and replace a drive that fails. Each drive carrier supports
a 3.5" form factor drive. Security is provided by a key-locking system that
prevents unauthorized access to each disk drive during operation.
Fig. 3: KISS-Stor 0/5
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