User guide

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4 SATARAID5™ Management
Software (For Windows Only)
SATARAID5 Features
Data Security
SATARAID5 provides our highest commitment to data security through the use of RAID architecture to
back up and protect data. RAID levels 1, 5, and 10 provide data security. SATARAID5 supports
sophisticated sparing support so that hardware failure risk can be minimized by automatically regenerating
the failed disk’s data on a backup disk. The software driver includes support for Self-Monitoring Analysis
and Reporting Technology (“S.M.A.R.T.”) to predict disk failures. Drives can be moved between controllers
without losing data.
Data Performance
SATARAID5 can increase storage throughput by combining the throughput of multiple drives into a
single volume. RAID levels 0, 5, and 10 support this ability.
Data Versatility
The driver supports Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD) and Concatenated drives for applications that do
not require increased security or performance. The JBOD state may also be achieved with the
driver’s
“Pass-Thru” feature. “Pass-Thru” allows access to a new hard disk or one without any SATARAID5
configuration.
Ease of Use
The SATARAID5 Manager GUI offers an easy-to-use utility to create and manage your storage. Creating
and deleting volumes is possible without requiring a restart of the operating system. Rebuilds never require
the data to be taken off-line.
Note: A known problem with some versions of Microsoft Windows may cause an unnecessary
Parity Rebuild operation following hibernation. To address this issue, please apply the patch
available from Microsoft at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=902853