RDX QuikStation 4 and 8 Product Manual
5 - Logical Device Management
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RDX Removable Protected Volume
The Removable Disk RDX Protected Volume is presented as an RDX removable disk to the
host computer. This means that the host computer expects that the disk may be removed. The
host operating system may allow ejection of the device from the host. The user interface
software will allow the protected volume to be ejected while it has an iSCSI connection to a
host as long as the host software has allowed the removal.
When the RDX Protected Volume is ejected, all RDX cartridges in the protected volume are
ejected.
The Removable Disk RDX Protected Volume may have slower write times than the Fixed Disk
RDX Protected Volume for some host operating systems.
Since the RDX Protected Volume is presented as an actual RDX device, it will work with any
host software that can utilize an RDX dock.
NOTE: If you select the RDX Removable Protected Volume configuration, you should first install the
The Removable Disk RDX Protected Volume is presented as a single RDX device. Even if no
protected volume is present in the system, an RDX dock device will be available to the host
iSCSI initiator. In this case the virtual dock will appear to be empty.
In the QuikStation 8, you can configure two Removable Disk RDX Protected Volumes. Each
volume consists of up to four RDX cartridges either on the top or the bottom row.
Creating a Protected Volume
If no protected volume is currently present, you can create a protected volume:
NOTE: Write-protected and damaged cartridges are not allowed in this operation.
(QuikStation 8)
