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SuperTrak SX6000™ User Manual Chapter 3

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Mode .................................... Data/Parity Striping

Spare Drive ............................. 0

Drive(s) Used in Array .................. 6

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)......... XXXX

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Optimize Array for: RAID5

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

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Figure 5 Auto Setup Screen

Auto Setup Options Menu

This section of the screen is the only selectable portion. Depending on the number of

drives recognized by SuperTrak SX6000, the “Auto Setup Options Menu” may limit the

number of array types available. You choose a RAID level in the “Optimize array for”

field. The choices that may be offered are: RAID 0 (striping), RAID 1 (mirroring), RAID3

(striped data + parity drive), RAID5 (data and parity striping), and JBOD (spanning).

Optimize Array for:

Selections in this field correspond to the items found in the “Mode” field in the

“Array Setup Configuration” section (see table below).

RAID Level

Mode

RAID 0

Stripe

RAID 1 Mirror (2 drives)

RAID 0+1 (requires 4 or 6 drives) Stripe + Mirror (4 or 6 drives)

JBOD

Spanning

RAID 3 (needs 3 drives min.)

Stripe Data + Parity

RAID 5 (needs 3 drives min.) Data/Parity Striping

Auto Setup Configuration

This section of the “Auto Setup Menu” contains four information fields:

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