easyRAID S4-ESTT, User Manual

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EGULATORY INFORMATION

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VERVIEW

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EY FEATURES

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Hot Spare .....................................................................................................................1-2

Automatic drive rebuilding ..........................................................................................1-2

Hard drive hot swapping..............................................................................................1-2

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PECIFICATIONS

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Available host intefaces and transfer speeds ...............................................................1-4

Disk Interface Support .................................................................................................1-4

RAID Function Support ...............................................................................................1-4

Subsystem Function Support........................................................................................1-4

Mechanical, Environmental and Safety Specifications ................................................1-5

Dimensions: 286.5

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AKING SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING

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What's in the box..........................................................................................................2-1

What else you need.......................................................................................................2-2

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INSTALLATION PLANNING

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Introduction to RAID levels .........................................................................................2-3

RAID 0 .........................................................................................................................2-3

RAID 0+1.....................................................................................................................2-5

RAID 5 and RAID 5+hot spare....................................................................................2-6

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Front view ....................................................................................................................3-2

Rear view .....................................................................................................................3-3

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