Task 3: Installing Physical Drives - Promise Technology VTrak E-Class E830f Guide De Démarrage Rapide

Task 3: Installing Physical Drives

The VTrak Ex30 RAID subsystems and JBOD expansion units support:
• SAS and SATA physical drives
• 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch physical drives
• Hard disk drives and solid state 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 5
* E330f/s: Drive counts above 12 require a JBOD expansion unit.
** Must be an even number of drives.
Drive Slot Numbering
You can install any suitable physical drive into any slot in the enclosure. The
diagram below shows how VTrak's drive slots are numbered. Slot numbering is
reflected in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces.
Figure 3. VTrak E830f/s drive slot numbering
1
5
9
13
17
21
support website.
Number of Drives
1 or more
2 only
2 or more
3 to 32*
2
6
10
14
18
22
Task 3: Installing Physical Drives
Level
RAID 6
RAID 10
RAID 50
RAID 60
3
7
11
15
19
23
7
Number of Drives
4 to 32*
4 or more**
6 or more
8 or more
4
8
12
16
20
24