RAID Data Protection
RAID Data Protection
RAID 1
In North America, the MA servers protect data using a RAID 1 implementation. The MA server has three drives, a 500GB drive used as a buffer and two 1TB drives for data storage. One data drive is the data mirror of the other. Should one data drive fail, it is possible to replace it and duplicate the data on that drive from the other.
RAID 5
In Europe, the MA servers protect data using a RAID 5 implementation. Each of the three 1TB drives has two partitions, creating 6 virtual drives. Data and parity information is striped across the virtual drives. Should any single real hard drive fail, it is possible to recreate that drive’s data on its replacement drive.
Replacing a Failed Drive
Power down the MA server before replacing the failed drive. When the server powers up, the data from the failed drive is automatically rebuilt on its replacement.
OS and Virtual Machine Operations
The PX MA Series server’s host operating system is Windows XP PRO. VMware is used to create a virtual machine with SUSE Linux as its OS. During operation the server’s XP PRO/virtual SUSE Linux configuration is invisible to the User/Administrator.
Windows XP PRO
The XP PRO,
•Internet Browsers
The MA server supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher and Safari browsers.
•JAVA Runtime 6 V13
This is required for the ProxSysMA Services application.
•Media Upload Utility
The upload utility is a JAVA application.
•ProxSysMA Burn Tool Services
ProxSysMA Services is a JAVA application used for creating ISO files and burning BD discs.
•Disc Burning Application
This application is provided with the MA server. Use it to burn ISO files to disc.
•VMware
The VMware Workstation automatically starts when the MA server powers up. The workstation window appears on the desktop and should be left open and allowed to run in the background.
SUSE Linux
SUSE provides the environment for the ProxSys MA Series Server application.
MA Series Media Archive Servers
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