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Chapter 4 Managing Storage
RAID Arrays
TeraStations support many types of RAID. The type of RAID arrays available for use depends on how many drives are
installed in your TeraStation.
TeraStation
Default RAID Mode
TS5800D, TS5800DN, TS5800DWR
TS5600D, TS5600DN
TS5400D, TS5400DN, TS5400DWR
TS5400R, TS5400RH, TS5400RN,
TS5400RWR
RAID 5
TS5200D, TS5200DN, TS5200DS,
TS5200DWR
RAID 1
Notes:
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If you change the RAID mode, all data on the array is deleted. This is true for every procedure in this chapter.
Always back up any important data before performing actions that affect your RAID array.
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Hard drive capacity is shown in Settings in actual gigabytes. The Properties window in Windows may show
GiB instead, which will be a smaller number.
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After the RAID mode is changed (except when creating a RAID 0 array or JBOD), the TeraStation performs
a RAID check that will take about 10 hours per TB. File transfers are slower during this period. While the I17
message is displayed on the LCD panel, do not turn off the TeraStation. If you do, the RAID check starts over.
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If the TeraStation is restarted or shut down while changing the RAID mode, the message displayed on the
LCD panel will change from I46 or I47 to I18.
RAID 6
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RAID 6 arrays are available for TeraStations with 4 or more hard drives. RAID 6 combines 4 or more drives into a
single array. The usable space is equal to the sum of the capacity of all drives minus the capacity of two drives. For
example, if 4 drives are combined into a RAID 6 array, the usable space is the sum of the capacity of 2 drives. If 2
drives in the array are damaged, you can recover data by replacing them. If 3 or more drives are damaged, your data
is lost.
RAID 61
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RAID 61 arrays are available for TeraStations with 8 or more drives. In this mode, two RAID 6 arrays are mirrored in a
RAID 1 array. 8 drives in a RAID 61 array have a usable capacity of 2 x the capacity of the smallest drive.
RAID 60
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RAID 60 arrays are available for TeraStations with 8 or more drives. In this mode, two RAID 6 arrays are combined in a
RAID 0 array. 8 drives in a RAID 60 array will have a usable capacity of 4 x the capacity of the smallest drive.
Summary of Contents for TeraStation WSS 5000
Page 10: ...9 Chapter 1 Installation Diagrams TS5800D TS5800DN TS5800DWR µ µ µ µ TS5600D TS5600DN µ µ µ µ ...
Page 60: ...59 6 Click Edit under NAS Volume 7 Click Create Volume ...
Page 88: ...87 2 Click to the right of Backup 3 Click List of LinkStations and TeraStations ...
Page 90: ...89 3 Click Create New Job Note Up to 8 backup jobs can be configured ...
Page 104: ...103 18Click Time Machine ...
Page 105: ...104 19Click Select Backup Disk 20Select the TeraStation then click Use Disk ...
Page 116: ...115 3 Click Create New Job ...
Page 131: ...130 9 Click Open Squeezebox The Squeezebox s settings will open ...
Page 136: ...135 4 Open the License tab then click Activate Free License To deactivate the license click ...
Page 138: ...137 3 Click Next 4 Click Find Cameras ...
Page 144: ...143 2 Select the search criteria on the left side of the search screen then click Search ...
Page 145: ...144 3 The search results are displayed Click a thumbnail to start the media viewer ...