MediaVault 4440 User Manual | Operations |
Mode (RAID Type) Functions
The MV 4440 allows you to choose the RAID type at which the unit will operate. In general, if you do not backup your data on a daily basis Ciprico Inc. recommends using the RAID 6 function.
TABLE 5-5. Mode Functions
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| Used with all operating systems. | Data is | |
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RAID 0 | 0 | Full |
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| any redundancy to protect your data. This |
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| mode stripes data across all 5 drives for the |
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| Used with any system except: Avid (Macintosh | Data is | |
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| or PC), Media 100 (Macintosh or PC), Video | preserved | |
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| Toaster, SGI, Linux, or WIndows (when striping | . | |
RAID 6 |
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1 | 80% |
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@ 4K | bytes | There is access to 80% of the total capacity |
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| with redundancy to protect your data. This |
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| mode stripes data across 8 drives, with 2 drives |
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| as parity drives for redundancy. This mode |
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| uses a 4096 sector size. |
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| There is access to 80% of the total capacity | Data is | |
RAID 6 | 2 | 512 | 80% | with redundancy to protect your data. This | preserved | |
@ 512 | bytes | mode stripes data across 8 drives, with 2 drives |
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RAID 0 |
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HD Turbo | 3 | 80% | without any redundancy to protect your data. | lost | ||
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| This Turbo mode uses the highest data rate |
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MV 4440_Ciprico Inc. |
