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MV 4440_Ciprico Inc. 5-9
MediaVault 4440 User Manual Operations
Mode (RAID Type) Functions
The MV 4440 allows you to choose the RAID type at which the unit will
operate. In general, if you do not backup your data on a daily basis
Ciprico Inc. recommends using the RAID 6 function.
TABLE 5-5. Mode Functions
Name Mode*
Sector
Size
Usable
Capacity Description and Advantages
If a Drive
Fails...
RAID 0 0
512
bytes
Full
Used with all operating systems.
There is full capacity for the array, but without
any redundancy to protect your data. This
mode stripes data across all 5 drives for the
total capacity of the array
Data is
lost.
RAID 6
@ 4K
1
4096
bytes
80%
Used with any system except: Avid (Macintosh
or PC), Media 100 (Macintosh or PC), Video
Toaster, SGI, Linux, or WIndows (when striping
only).
There is access to 80% of the total capacity
with redundancy to protect your data. This
mode stripes data across 8 drives, with 2 drives
as parity drives for redundancy. This mode
uses a 4096 sector size.
Data is
preserved
.
RAID 6
@ 512
2
512
bytes
80%
There is access to 80% of the total capacity
with redundancy to protect your data. This
mode stripes data across 8 drives, with 2 drives
as parity drives for redundancy. This mode
uses a 512 sector size.
Data is
preserved
RAID 0
HD Turbo
3
512
bytes
80%
There is access to 80% of the total capacity
without any redundancy to protect your data.
This Turbo mode uses the highest data rate
portions of the disk drives.
Data is
lost