Promise Technology TX4000 user manual Promise Array Management Utility PAM

FastTrak TX4000 User Manual

All FastTrak TX4000 models also offer fault tolerant, data redundancy for entry- level network file servers or simply for desktop PC users wanting to continually protect valuable data on their PC. Each FastTrak TX4000 model offers RAID 1 mirroring (for two drives) and RAID 0+1 mirroring plus striping (for four drives) to protect data. Should a drive that is part of a mirrored array fail, FastTrak TX4000 uses the mirrored drive (which contains identical data) to assume all data handling. When a new replacement drive is later installed, FastTrak TX4000 rebuilds data to the new drive from the mirrored drive to restore fault tolerance.

When attached drives are used with optional Promise SuperSwap series hot swap chassis, the FastTrak TX4000 allows replacing a failed drive without shutting down the PC operation under RAID 1 mirroring.

FastTrak TX4000’s bootable BIOS supports individual drives larger than 137 GB. With FAT32 and NTFS partitioning, the array can be addressed as one large single volume.

Promise Array Management Utility (PAM)

Professional RAID array management utility offers local and remote management and monitoring of all FastTrak arrays that exist anywhere on a network. Windows-based GUI provides email notification of all major events/alarms, memory cache management, logging for NT/2000 servers, array maintenance, rebuild, and access to all components in array (server, controller, data channels, individual drives, and enclosure). For information on using PAM, refer to the PAM User Manual, which is included in the FastTrak TX4000 package.

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