Operations MediaVault 4440 User Manual
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MV 4440_Ciprico Inc.
RAID 6
@ 4K HD
Turbo
4
2048
bytes
40%
Uses the highest data rate portions of the disk
drives.**
There is access to 40% 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 and uses the higher
data portion of the disk drives.
Data is
preserved
RAID 6
@ 512
HD Turbo
5
512
bytes
40%
Uses the highest data rate portions of the disk
drives.**
There is access to 40% 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 and uses the higher
data portion of the disk drives.
Data is
preserved
Wipe 6
This mode will start a write operation for all disk drives in the array. This function
wipes out the first and last 256 sectors of an array. When the function is
finished a series of 3 beeps is sounded.
Diagnostic
tests
7
The diagnostic tests are, in sequence: RAID 0 read test, RAID 0 write test, and read/
write tests on individual drives. The cycle is repeated until stopped by the user.
RAID 6
@ 512
8
512
bytes
80%
Reserved for future use. Data is
preserved
RAID 0
@4K
9
4096
bytes
100%
Reserved for future use. Data is
lost
Reserved 15 Reserved for future use.
* Make sure to “double beep” to set the mode. See the “double beep” discussion on page
5-12.
** Data striped across eight drives, plus two drives for redundant information. Usable storage is the sum of
eight drives.
TABLE 5-5. Mode Functions
Name Mode*
Sector
Size
Usable
Capacity Description and Advantages
If a Drive
Fails...