Storage Management

The Storage Menu displays the status of storage devices installed or connected to the N199, including disk and RAID information.

Disk Information

From the Storage menu, choose the Disks item and the Disk Information screen appears. From here, you can see various items about installed SATA hard disks. Blank lines indicate that a SATA hard disk is not currently installed.

Slot 2 is reserved for an eSATA hard disk. For instructions on how to install one, please refer to Chapter 6:

Tips and Tricks > eSATA Strorage Expansion.

WARNING

Installing an eSATA hard disk will erase all data on that disk. This data can not be

recovered. Please ensure that all contents on the eSATA disk are backed up before

 

 

installing into the N199.

 

 

 

Disk Information

 

 

Item

Description

Disk Slot

Indicates disk location.

Capacity (MB)

Shows the SATA hard disk capacity.

Model

Displays the SATA hard disk model name.

Firmware

Shows the SATA hard disk firmware version.

Status

Indicates the status of the disk. Can read OK, Warning, or Failed.

Total

Shows the total SATA hard disk capacity.

File System Check

Click Apply to run a file system check on installed hard disks.

RAID Information

From the Storage menu, choose the

RAID item and the RAID

Information screen appears.

RAID Information

Item

Description

RAID Level

Shows the current RAID configuration.

Total Capacity

Shows total capacity of the RAID configuration.

Status

Indicates status of the RAID. Can read either Healthy or Failed.

Used Percentage

Displays percentage of used RAID capacity.

Stripe Size*

Shows the current disk stripe size. *(Only with RAID 1 enabled)

Remaining Time*

Indicates time remaining until the RAID is finished building. *(Only

 

with RAID 1 enabled)

To configure your RAID settings, press the Config button to go to the RAID Configuration screen.

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