Task 4: Installing Disk Drives - Promise Technology VessRAID 1000f Serie Guia De Inicio Rapido

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Quick Start Guide

Task 4: Installing Disk Drives

The VessRAID subsystems and VessJBOD expansion units support:
• SAS and SATA hard disk drives
• 3.5-inch hard disk drives
For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from
the PROMISE
Number of Drives Required
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level
Level
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1E
RAID 3
RAID 5
* A JBOD expansion unit may be required.
** Must be an even number of drives.
Drive Slot Numbering
You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The diagram
below shows how VessRAID's drive slots are numbered. Whether you have the
original or plus carriers, the slots are numbered the same.
Slot numbering is reflected in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces. See
Figures 11, 12, and 13.
Figure 11. 16-bay VessRAID drive slot numbering
1
5
9
13
support website.
Number of Drives
1 or more
2 only
2 or more
3 to 32*
3 to 32*
2
6
10
14
Level
RAID 6
RAID 10
RAID 30
RAID 50
RAID 60
3
7
11
15
12
Number of Drives
4 to 32*
4 or more**
6 or more
6 or more
8 or more
4
8
12
16