PRO RX Installation and User’s Manual
8. RAID Level Descriptions
Although the RAID Controller supports a large variety of RAID Levels, RAID 0 or RAID 3 are most commonly used for video and content creation purpose.
PRO RX Installation and User’s Manual
Limited Warranty
WHAT THE WARRANTY COVERS
Dulce Systems warrants your product against any defect in material and workmanship and conforms to Dulce published specifications under normal use.
WHAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER
RAID Level
0
1
3
5
6
JBOD
RAID
+
Spare
Description | Advantage | Disadvantage | |
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| No disk | |
Striping. | Highest | redundancy, one | |
performance. | drive failure will | ||
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| Less cost efficient | |
Mirroring. | Highest | for redundancy, | |
redundancy. | loses ½ disk | ||
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| capacity. | |
Striping with | Efficient drive |
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redundancy, 1 | Loses 1 disk drive | ||
a dedicated | |||
drive used for | capacity. | ||
parity drive. | |||
parity. |
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Striping the | Efficient drive |
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redundancy, | Loses 1 disk drive | ||
parity across | |||
parity distributed | capacity. | ||
all drives. | |||
to all drives. |
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Striping with |
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Double drive |
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two | redundancy, 2 | Loses 2 disk drive | |
dedicated | drives used for | capacity. | |
parity drives. | parity. |
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Just a Bunch | be accessed |
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individually from | No redundancy. | ||
of disks. | |||
operating |
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| system. |
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| Loses another | |
A drive is set | Automatic | drive capacity. (In | |
aside as an | addition to the | ||
rebuild of a | |||
online hot | drive(s) needed for | ||
failed drive. | |||
spare. | the RAID level | ||
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Ideal for
Highest
resolution HD,
2K, and
maximum
multiple streams.
Data protection
is paramount, maximum disk failure protection. Well balanced for video requiring performance and redundancy. Well balanced for file server requiring performance and redundancy.
Mission critical.
Audio
applications.
Minimizes
degraded RAID level exposure time.
The warranty does not cover equipment which has been damaged due to accident, misuse, abuse, fire, flood, "Acts of God," or other contingencies beyond our control; use of incorrect line voltages; improper or insufficient ventilation; failure to follow operating instructions; or improper or unauthorized repair; improperly packaged for shipping; packaged in non- approved shipping container; shipping damage.
The warranty is voided by removal or alteration of the product or parts identification labels.
Dulce has no liability for general, consequential, incidental or special damages. These include loss of recorded data, the cost of recovery of lost data, lost profits and the cost of the installation or removal of any Products, the installation of replacement Products, and any inspection, testing, or redesign caused by any defect or by the repair or replacement of Products arising from a defect in any Product.
WHAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS
Dulce Systems warrants your PRO RX product for 36 months and if the product is registered with Dulce within 30 days of purchase, we will extend the warranty for another 6 months totaling 42 months. We warrant the Duo for 36 months. The warranty period begins at the date of shipment to the original end user, company or organization.
Our warranty applies to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product, whichever is longer.
WHAT WE WILL DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM
We may elect which remedy or combination of remedies to provide at our sole discretion. We shall have a reasonable time after determining that a defective Product exists to repair or replace a defective Product. Our replacement Product under its limited warranty will be manufactured from new or reconditioned parts.
Your exclusive remedy for any defective Product is limited to the repair or replacement of the defective Product.
We will return the repaired or replacement Product to you prepaid using the same method of shipping (ex: overnight, ground, 2nd day, …) as was shipped to us. If a more expedited return shipping method is required, extra charges might apply at our discretion.
HOW YOU CAN GET SERVICE
Contact our Technical Support to obtain a RMA (Return Materials Authorization) number. The model number, serial number, and description of the problem will be required. A valid proof of purchase might be required to further validate the Products warranty eligibility, the valid proof of purchase document must show the product model, serial number, purchase date, and supplier name. If the valid proof of purchase is not available, the original manufacturing date of the product will be used to determine the warranty period.
No returns will be accepted without a RMA number. We reserve the right to refuse the delivery of the return.
You shall bear all shipping, packing and insurance costs and all other costs, excluding parts and labor, necessary to effectuate repair or replacement under this warranty.
All products returned to us must be shipped in the original packaging or Dulce approved packaging. If you do not have the original packaging, call us to request packaging. A nominal fee will be charged for the requested packaging and for shipment. Ship the RMA to us
Products that are improperly packaged for shipping; packaged in a
HOW STATE LAW RELATES TO WARRANTY
In the United States, some states do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the limitations above may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
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