Promise Technology FASTTRAK SX4300, SX8300 user manual View Drive Assignments, Split Disk Drives

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FastTrak SX4300, SX8300 User Manual

View Drive Assignments, Split Disk Drives

After you create two logical drives from the same set of disk drives, press 1 on the Main Menu screen to see the View Drive Assignments screen (below).

In this example, observe how each of the disk drives in Channels 1, 2 and 3 are split between two logical drives. Extent 1 belongs to logical drive 1 (LD 1). Extent 2 belongs to logical drive 2 (LD 2).

Under Assignment, the disk drive is divided into LD 1 and LD 2. For example, LD 1-2 means logical drive 1, disk drive 2. LD 2-3 means logical drive 2, disk drive 3.

Note that the combined size of the extents is slightly smaller than the total capacity of the disk drive.

Unassigned drives are labeled free and are considered hot spares to provide fault tolerance in the event of a disk drive failure. Alternatively, you can use an unassigned drive to create a new logical drive.

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Contents SX4300, SX8300 Important data protection information CopyrightTrademarks RecommendationsRadio Frequency Interference Statement May cause undesired operationPage Contents Troubleshooting & Tips SupportIntroduction About This ManualHot-Swapping Product OverviewXOR Acceleration WebPAM Management Software Page SX8300 InstallationSX4300 Installing the FastTrak Card Installing the Disk Drives RAID JbodLED Pins Create a Logical Drive Page Installation Page FastTrak Bios FastBuild UtilityMain Menu View Drive Assignments Create a Logical Drive One Logical Drive Two Logical Drives FastBuild Utility View Drive Assignments, Split Disk Drives Delete Logical Drive Controller Configuration System Resources Logical Drive ProblemsHalt On Error Page RAID 0 and Jbod Page Installing Software Drivers Windows Server Install Driver During New OS InstallationInstall Driver in an Existing System Confirm Installation Windows XPInstall Driver in an Existing System Windows Red Hat Linux 8.0, 9.0, EL 3.0, EL SuSE Linux 9.1, 9.2, ES Install Driver During New OS Installation Single ProcessorInstall Driver During New OS Installation Multi-Processor Install Driver in an Existing System About FastTrak Adapter BiosConcepts Introduction to RAIDRAID 0 Stripe RAID 0 Stripe interleaves data across multiple drivesRAID 1 Mirror RAID 1 Mirrors identical data to two drivesRAID 5 Block Striping with Distributed Parity RAID 5 Stripes all drives with data and parity informationRAID 10 Mirror / Stripe About Dual Data Redundancy CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4RAID 50 Striping of Distributed Parity RAID 50 Striping of Distributed Parity logical drivesAdvantages Disadvantages Choosing a RAID LevelJbod Single Drive Implemented as a mirrored logical drive Other Logical Drive Features Stripe Block SizeHot Spare Drive Gigabyte BoundaryInitialization Fast Init Cache Settings Logical Drive ExpansionFrom Increase Redundancy Capacity RAID Level MigrationLevel Current Number Possible Number Drives Add LoseRanges of Disk Array Expansion Current LD Size Maximum LD Sector Size Expansion Size Page Troubleshooting & Tips Motherboard IssuesSystem Cmos Issues Drive-Related ErrorsOperating System-Related Issues Drive cannot be formed into an logical drivePerformance Tips Promise Windows driver does not appear in Device ManagerSupport Frequently Asked QuestionsPre-Installation Speed, Device Types, Capacity, Cabling Drive Issues How can I change the resources that the FastTrak uses?Other array configurations will not work for this purpose Installation Issues Capacity, Booting Post-InstallationUnited States Technical Support ServicesContact Technical Support Italy Europe, Africa, Middle EastGermany China Limited WarrantyTaiwan Disclaimer of other warranties Return Product For Repair Your ResponsibilitiesOr retailer

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