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WARNING: CHANGING THE RAID TYPE WILL ERASE ALL DATA. PLEASE BACKUP YOUR FILES
BEFORE CHANGING THE RAID SETTINGS.
Manage RAID
The Manage RAID screen allows you to configure the SATA hard drives into different RAID types.
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disk Drives) refers to an array of multiple independent hard drives that
provide high performance and reliability. RAID function depends on the number of drives present and the RAID
level you selected.
SCM200 supports the following RAID levels:
Stripe (RAID 0) - All data are distributed evenly to all existing drives. The two drives work in unison to
maximize system performance. However, RAID 0 has high risks of data security. If one drive fails then
all the data in both drives is lost.
Mirror (RAID 1) - Two hard drives are required. Data written to one hard drive is simultaneously duplicated
to another hard drive. If one drive fails, the other drive continues to function as a single drive until the
failed drive is replaced. To create a mirror you must select unallocated space on another hard drive and
the unallocated space must be the same size or larger than the source drive you want to mirror that data.
Data on a mirrored drive is secured, if one hard drive fails, SCM200 administers a warning and the failed
drive must be replaced immediately.
Span - Also known as a Linear array. Two hard drives are required. Several hard drives are configured
as a single volume with a size equal to the total of all the member disks. However, span does not
increase system performance or data security.
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