Specifications

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a. From the selections at the left, select
Manage.
b. Click on the RAID Groups arrow.
c. Click on
Create RAID Group.
d. Click on
Next.
3 Select one of the following and continue using
the directions in each specific section:
•
Quick Digital Video: provides parity RAID
protection (DVRAID) and optimized
performance for digital video (sequential
access) configurations.
Note
DVRAID is only available using the Quick
Digital Video
setup wizard.
• General Digital Video: provides parity RAID
protection for digital applications for
configurations using three or more drives.
•
Audio: Audio track streaming technology
provides parity RAID protection while managing
latency to allow high-speed availability to
support up to 192 tracks of 16-bit audio or 96
tracks of 24-bit audio in a single editing session
using 4, 6, 8 or 12 drives. This set up does not
allow you to use any number but 4, 6, 8 or 12
drives
•
General IT: provides parity RAID protection
optimized for random access applications using
three or more drives.
•
Database: provides parity RAID protection for
database applications (small transfer, random
access) for configurations using more than three
drives.
Quick Digital Video
1 After choosing Quick Digital Video, the Setup
Wizard
page appears.
Select your operating system.
2 If you chose
Windows, click Yes and the
system restarts.
If you chose
Mac, continue on to Step 3.
3 If all your drives do not appear in the
Find
Drives
box, click on System Scan.
For the FastStream 7500, this setup requires
exactly 6, 12 or 24 drives appear as available
on the screen after the scan.
For the FastStream 7700, this setup requires
exactly 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16 or 24 drives appear
as available on the screen after the scan.
Physically add or disconnect drives as needed
and rescan.
4 Click
Next.
5 Click either Standard Fault Tolerance (no Hot
Spare drives) or
Maximum Fault Tolerance
(which adds Hot Spares to the system). Refer
to FastStream process: adding or removing Hot
Spares on page 24 for details.
6 Click
Commit.
7 A warning box appears.
If you want to continue click
Yes. The
configuration completes and the
Health and
Status Monitor
page appears.
If you wish to start over, click
No.The Setup
Wizard
page appears.
Audio
1 After choosing Audio, the Audio Setup
Wizard
page appears.
Choose to use the same or a different node
name for each host Fibre Channel port.
• If you are sure you want or do not want all
drives to be available to all Fibre Channel
ports, select
Yes or No. If you do not know,
select
Not Sure.
• If you select
Not Sure, you are asked a
series of questions to determine the correct
configuration for your needs and setup.
• Several definitions are listed in a grey box at
the bottom of the
Audio Setup Wizard
screen which may help you determine
answers to the setup questions.
2 Click on
Next.
Note
Depending on your choice and your current
system, the appliance may need to restart.
3 If all your drives do not appear in the Find
Drives
box, click on System Scan.
This setup requires 4, 6, 8 or 12 drives.
Add or disconnect drives as needed to ensure
you have 4, 6, 8 or 12 drives appearing on the
screen after the scan.
4 Click
Next.
5 Select the number of users for this appliance.
6 Depending on the number of users and the
number of drives you have in your system, you
may be asked to click either
Standard Fault
Tolerance
(no Hot Spare drives) or Maximum
Fault Tolerance
(which adds Hot Spares to the