User`s manual

Creating Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It will assign all

available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. After making all selections, use Ctrl-Y to

Save selections. FastBuild will automatically build the array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for: Performance

Typical Application usage: A/V Editing

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]

Mode ......................................... Stripe

Spare Drive Count.............................1

Drives used in Array..........................2

Array Disk Capacity...................16126

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [←, →, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Optimize Array For

Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the “Optimize Array for” setting.

Performance (RAID 0 Striping)

Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the

capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.

NOTE: MBFastTrak133 Lite permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup mode.

Security (RAID 1 Mirroring)

Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.

NOTE: Under the Security setting, MBFastTrak133 Lite permits two drives to be used for a single

Mirrored array only.

Defining Typical Application Usage

Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to optimize how

MBFastTrak133 Lite handles data blocks to enhance performance. Your choice will determine the block size

used. You may choose from: A/V Editing (for audio/video applications, or any similar application that requires

large file transfers), Server (for numerous small file transfers), or Desktop (a combination of large and small

file sizes).

NOTE: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as block size), you must manually

create disk arrays with the Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu.