Operating the device
5.3 Drive configurations
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5.3
Drive configurations
5.3.1
RAID systems
5.3.1.1
RAID1 system
An RAID1 system works on the principle of "data mirroring on two drives".
In the event of a defective drive the RAID1 system can continue to work on the remaining
drive and thus achieves a high level of availability.
RAID1 system with associated software
If you have ordered a RAID1 system with pre-installed operating system, the RAID1 system
is monitored with the installed diagnostics software SIMATIC IPC DiagBase or DiagMonitor.
The following software is available to monitor the RAID1 system:
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Onboard RAID system:
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
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Hardware RAID system:
maxView Storage Manager
See also
Drive cage type A (Page 17)
Operating onboard RAID system (Page 64)
Operating the hardware RAID system (Page 69)