ETERNUS DX80 S2/DX90 S2 Disk storage system User’s Guide -Operation-
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Chapter 6
Maintenance
This chapter describes maintenance for the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system.
6.1
Periodic Backup
In case of a system failure, important data should be regularly backed up.
6.2
Volume Formatting Time
shows the time for volume formatting (when the volume capacity is 100GB).
Table 6.1 Time for volume formatting (disk)
*1: The value shows the time required for volume formatting when the volume capacity is 100GB and there is no server
I/O. The time that is required depends on the type and configuration of the disk.
CAUTION
Do
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We recommend that you backup important data regularly. If the ETERNUS DX
Disk storage system fails and the data has not been backed up, it may be lost.
RAID level
Number of
disks
Volume formatting time (*1)
2.5" SAS disks
3.5" SAS disks
Nearline SAS disks
RAID1
2
Approx. 40 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 35 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 73 minutes/
100GB
RAID1+0
8
Approx. 30 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 25 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 43 minutes/
100GB
RAID5
5
Approx. 25 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 25 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 49 minutes/
100GB
RAID5+0
6
Approx. 30 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 25 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 43 minutes/
100GB
RAID6
6
Approx. 40 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 30 minutes/
100GB
Approx. 58 minutes/
100GB