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Installing Physical Drives
The VTrak D5000 Series subsystems support:
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SAS hard disks
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SATA hard disks (SATA drives require use of an adapter)
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3.5-inch hard disk drives for VTrak D5800, VTrak D5600, and VTrak D5300.
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2.5-inch disk drives for VTrak D5320
For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE
http://www.promise.com/support/
.
Number of Drives Required
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level
Level Number of Drives
Level Number of Drives
RAID 0
1 or more
RAID 6
4 to 32
RAID 1
2 only
RAID 10
4 or more*
RAID 5
3 to 32
RAID 50
6 or more
RAID 60
8 or more
*Must be an even number of drives.
Caution
The VTrak D5000 Series supports disk drive hot-swapping. To avoid hand
contact with an electrical hazard, do not remove more than one drive
carrier a time.
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