Proware SB-1413-UA, Installation And Configuration Manual

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USB and eSATA to SATA II RAID Subsystem
Installation and Configuration Manual
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Volume Name:
The default Volume Set name will always appear as Volume---VOL#00. You can rename the Volume
Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit.
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.
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 above example. There are two options to select:
“No” and “Yes”.
No : Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB.
Yes : Volume Set capacity can be set over 2TB.
Initialization Mode:
Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set. Foreground mode is completed faster but Volume Set
but be completed before it becomes accessible. Background mode makes the Volume Set available
instantly but the initialization process takes longer.
Stripe Size:
This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 3, and 5
Volume Set. You can set the Stripe Size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 KB.
A larger Stripe Size produces better read performance, especially if the host server does mostly
sequential reads. However, if you are sure that the host server does random reads more often,
select a small Stripe Size.
NOTE: Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can’t be modified.