Creating a RAID

To create a RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1.On the RAID Configuration screen, set the RAID storage space as JBOD, RAID 0, or RAID 1 — see Appendix C: RAID Basics for a detailed description of each.

2.Tick the checkboxes of the hard disks you wish to use to create a RAID.

3.Specify a stripe size — 64K is the default setting.

4.Press Create to build the RAID storage volume.

NOTE

Building a RAID storage space may take time, depending on the size of hard drives and RAID mode.

WARNING

Creating RAID destroys all data in the current RAID. The data is unrecoverable.

Deleting a RAID

To delete a RAID volume, follow the steps below:

1.On the RAID Configuration screen, click Remove.

2.The system automatically removes the RAID volume and you can create a new RAID.

WARNING

Removing RAID destroys all data in the current RAID. The data is unrecoverable.

Folder Management

From the Storage menu, choose Folder, and the Folder screen appears. This screen allows you to create and configure folders on the N299 volume.

Folder

Item

Description

Folder name

Displays the name of the folder.

Description

Provides a description of the folder.

NFS

Press NFS to setup access privilege.

ACL

Press ACL (Access Control List) to configure which users have

 

access to this folder.

Edit

Press Edit to enter the Edit screen and modify the folder’s

 

name and description.

Del

Press Del to delete the folder. A screen appears asking to

 

confirm the deletion.

Remove

Press Remove to delete folder.

Add

Press Add to enter the Add Folder screen.

 

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