Promise Technology SX8300, FASTTRAK SX4300 user manual RAID 0 and Jbod

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Chapter 3: FastBuild™ Utility

4.In the Define LD Menu screen, compare the number of drives assigned to the logical drive (Total Drv) with the disk drives listed under Drive Assignments.

In the above example, three drives are assigned but only two appear. The missing disk drive is the failed drive. The disk drive on Channel 2 has failed. In an actual situation, you would replace this disk drive.

See “Installing the Disk Drives” on page 7 for help identifying Channels on the FastTrak Controller card.

RAID 0 and JBOD

Because RAID 0 and JBOD logical drives are not fault-tolerant, there is no way to rebuild the logical drive when a disk drive fails. After you replace the failed disk drive, you must create a new logical drive and copy your data to it from a backup source.

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Contents SX4300, SX8300 Recommendations CopyrightTrademarks Important data protection informationMay cause undesired operation Radio Frequency Interference StatementPage Contents Support Troubleshooting & TipsAbout This Manual IntroductionXOR Acceleration Product OverviewHot-Swapping WebPAM Management Software Page SX4300 InstallationSX8300 Installing the FastTrak Card RAID Jbod Installing the Disk DrivesLED Pins Create a Logical Drive Page Installation Page FastBuild Utility FastTrak BiosMain 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 Halt On Error Logical Drive ProblemsSystem Resources Page RAID 0 and Jbod Page Installing Software Drivers Install Driver in an Existing System Install Driver During New OS InstallationWindows Server Windows XP Confirm InstallationInstall Driver in an Existing System Windows Red Hat Linux 8.0, 9.0, EL 3.0, EL Install Driver During New OS Installation Multi-Processor Install Driver During New OS Installation Single ProcessorSuSE Linux 9.1, 9.2, ES Install Driver in an Existing System Introduction to RAID Adapter BiosConcepts About FastTrakRAID 0 Stripe interleaves data across multiple drives RAID 0 StripeRAID 1 Mirrors identical data to two drives RAID 1 MirrorRAID 5 Stripes all drives with data and parity information RAID 5 Block Striping with Distributed ParityRAID 10 Mirror / Stripe CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 About Dual Data RedundancyRAID 50 Striping of Distributed Parity logical drives RAID 50 Striping of Distributed ParityJbod Single Drive Choosing a RAID LevelAdvantages Disadvantages Implemented as a mirrored logical drive Stripe Block Size Other Logical Drive FeaturesInitialization Fast Init Gigabyte BoundaryHot Spare Drive Logical Drive Expansion Cache SettingsAdd Lose RAID Level MigrationLevel Current Number Possible Number Drives From Increase Redundancy CapacityRanges of Disk Array Expansion Current LD Size Maximum LD Sector Size Expansion Size Page Motherboard Issues Troubleshooting & TipsDrive-Related Errors System Cmos IssuesDrive cannot be formed into an logical drive Operating System-Related IssuesPromise Windows driver does not appear in Device Manager Performance TipsPre-Installation Speed, Device Types, Capacity, Cabling Frequently Asked QuestionsSupport How can I change the resources that the FastTrak uses? Drive IssuesOther array configurations will not work for this purpose Post-Installation Installation Issues Capacity, BootingContact Technical Support Technical Support ServicesUnited States Germany Europe, Africa, Middle EastItaly Taiwan Limited WarrantyChina Disclaimer of other warranties Your Responsibilities Return Product For RepairOr retailer
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