User manual
Table Of Contents
- RAIDXpert User Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Setup
- Chapter 4: RAIDXpert User Interface
- Chapter 5: Monitoring and Managing
- Logging into RAIDXpert
- Choosing a Language
- Logging out of RAIDXpert
- User Management
- Host Management
- Utility Configuration
- Controller
- Physical Drives
- Logical Drives
- Viewing Logical Drives
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Deleting a Logical Drive
- Viewing Logical Drive Information
- Making Logical Drive Settings
- Backing up a RAID Ready Logical Drive
- Migrating a Logical Drive
- Rebuilding a Logical Drive
- Synchronizing All Logical Drives
- Synchronizing One Logical Drive
- Initializing a Logical Drive
- Logical Drive Activation
- Managing a Critical or Offline Logical Drive
- Spare Drives
- Chapter 6: Technology Background
- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
- Appendix B: Partition and Format
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Chapter 6: Technology Background
• Physical and Logical Drive Support (page 93)
• Port Multiplier (page 93)
• Introduction to RAID (page 94)
• Choosing a RAID Level (page 101)
• Choosing Stripe Block Size (page 103)
• Gigabyte Boundary (page 103)
• Initialization (page 104)
• Hot Spare Drive(s) (page 104)
• Partition and Format the Logical Drive (page 105)
• Migration (page 105)
• Media Patrol (page 107)
Physical and Logical Drive Support
The AMD Chipset SATA Controller supports up to:
• 10 physical drives per system
• 10 logical drives per system
Port Multiplier
For motherboards with fewer than 10 SATA ports, to connect all 10 supported
physical drives, you must attach a port multiplier to one of the SATA or external
SATA (eSATA) ports.
A port multiplier enables a single SATA or eSATA port on the motherboard to
support up to five SATA drives. Port multipliers are available through third-party
vendors. Be sure to follow the installation instructions that come with the port
multiplier.
Note that physical drives attached to an eSATA port are considered hot-
pluggable, meaning you can attach or remove them at any time.
If you plan to use your physical drives to create a RAID 0, 1, 5, or 10 logical drive
or a JBOD, attach the port multiplier to a SATA port.
If you plan to use your physical drives to create single, removable, RAID Ready
drives, you can attach the port multiplier to an eSATA port or attach a physical
drive to the eSATA port directly.