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The RAID50 volume creation and formatting process could take several
minutes, depending on the size of the volume. Do not interrupt the RAID50
volume creation process by performing other actions on the server during
this process.
Once the RAID50 volume has been created and formatted, it will appear in the
TerraBlock Manager ‘Volumes’ tab and will have the designation of ‘Tandem’ in the
‘Server’ column. The ‘DynaRAID’ column will display the volume as ‘RAID50’. The
RAID50 volume will have an arrow icon (Mac) or “+” icon (Windows) next to the
volume name. Double-clicking on the Volume name will cause the icon to turn down
and the individual pieces that comprise the External Tandem volume will be
revealed. The individual pieces will be displayed as <volume name>~1, ~2, ~3 etc.
When working with External Tandem Volumes, is not necessary to select the
individual External Tandem pieces (~1, ~2, etc). Any action performed on
the External Tandem Volume, such as switching to Multi-user Write, should
be performed on the ‘combined’ volume (arrow up, no ~ pieces displayed).
RAID50 volumes are intended for use as Multi-user Write volumes. Choosing Multi-
user Write when creating the volume is recommended. The RAID50 Volume will be
set to Multi-user Write after the create volume process is complete, and is now
available to be mounted on any fibre or Ethernet TerraBlock client.
RAID51
RAID51 is supported on Windows 7/10 TerraBlock Servers. When creating a RAID51
volume, the volume must be created on the Windows 7/10 TerraBlock Server itself.
Creating the RAID51 Volume:
On the TerraBlock Server or Windows client, open the TerraBlock Manager and select
the ‘Create Volume’ button. After entering the Volume Name and Size, select the
‘Tandem’ check box. Select the desired drive groups from your TerraBlock Servers or
TX16 Expansion Chassis. In this example, four drive groups are selected, consisting
of the multiple servers, “TERRABLOCK24D” and “TERRABLOCK24D2” in the server
column. Select the ‘RAID51’ button.
Multi-user Write can also be selected. With Multi-user Write chosen, after the ‘Ok’
button is selected a message will appear allowing the Administrator to choose which
will be the primary server to present the Multi-user Write volume. The TerraBlock
Server will then create, format and mount the RAID50 volume. The volume will be
mounted on the TerraBlock Server as a Single-user Write volume, but set to Multi-
user.
The RAID51 volume creation and formatting process could take several
minutes, depending on the size of the volume. Do not interrupt the RAID51
volume creation process by performing other actions on the server during
this process.
