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InStAllIng PhySIcAl DRIVeS
The Vess R2000 Series subsystems support:
• SASandSATAharddisks
• 3.5-inchharddiskdrives
For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE support website.
NuMber oF driVes required
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level
Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives
RAID0
1ormore
RAID6
4to32
RAID1
2only
RAID10
4ormore*
RAID1E
2ormore
RAID30
6ormore
RAID3
3to32
RAID50
6ormore
RAID5
3to32
*Mustbeanevennumberofdrives.
Caution
TheVessR2000supportsdiskdrivehot-swapping.Toavoidhandcontact
withanelectricalhazard,donotremovemorethanonedrivecarriera
time.
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