User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Notice
- About This Guide
- Guide to Conventions
- Trademarks
- Table of content
- Table of Figures
- 1. Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.0 Storage Systems
- 2. Preparing to Install ExaSAN B08S2-PS
- 3. Installing the ExaSAN B08S2-PS
- 4. Using RAIDGuardX GUI
- 4.1 Accessing the RAIDGuardX GUI
- 4.1.1 RAIDGuard X Client and Server
- 4.1.2 RAIDGuard X Menu Bar
- 4.1.3 Updating the ExaSAN RAID system Firmware
- 4.1 Accessing the RAIDGuardX GUI
- 5. RAID Overview
- 6. Appendices
User Guide Page vi
5.1 How RAID Works .................................................................................................................. 5-1
5.2
Data Storage Methods ............................................................................................................ 5-1
5.2.1 Data Striping .......................................................................................................................................5-1
5.2.2
Data Mirroring ....................................................................................................................................5-1
5.2.3
Data Parity ..........................................................................................................................................5-1
5.3 RAID Levels ............................................................................................................................ 5-2
5.3.1 RAID 0: Striping .................................................................................................................................5-2
5.3.2
RAID 1: Mirroring ..............................................................................................................................5-2
5.3.3
RAID 5: Independent data disks with distributed parity .....................................................................5-2
5.3.4
RAID 6: Independent data disks with two Independent parity schemes .............................................5-2
5.3.5
RAID 0+1: Striped set with Mirroring ................................................................................................5-2
6. Appendices ........................................................................................................................................ 6-1
Appendix A: FAQs
.............................................................................................................................. 6-2
Appendix B: Icons
............................................................................................................................... 6-5
Appendix C: Customer Service and Support
.................................................................................... 6-6