Proware EP-2243D-F4S3, User Manual

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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem
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Volume Name:
The default Volume Set name will appear as “Volume---VOL#XXX”. You can rename
the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit.
Volume Raid Level:
Set the RAID level for the Volume Set. Click the down-arrow in the drop-down list. The
available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed. Select the preferred
RAID level.
Select Volume Capacity:
The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default. If necessary, change the
Volume Set size appropriate for your application.
Greater Two TB Volume Support:
If the Volume Set size is over 2TB, an option “Greater Two TB Volume Support” will be
automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example above. There are three
options to select: “No”, “64bit LBA”, and “4K Block”).
No : Volume Set size is set to maximum 2TB limitation.
64bit LBA : Use this option for UNIX, Linux Kernel 2.6 or later, Windows Server 2003
+ SP1 or later versions, Windows x64, and other supported operating systems. The
maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB.
4K Block : Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000, 2003, or XP.
The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB. Just use the Volume as “Basic Disk”.
Volume can’t be used as “Dynamic Disk”; also can’t be used in 512Bytes block
service program.
Initialization Mode:
Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set. Initialization in Foreground mode is
completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible.
Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process