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RAID feature (using demo version)
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 9:32 am
by spiv
I'm using the demo version and have a question about using RAID. When I try to add a device the option for RAID 1 is greyed out. I assume this is a limitation of the demo version - can you explain how this works with the full version?
Specifically, how is this different/better than using the software RAID capability in Windows Device Manager (Windows Server 2003) to create RAID using Windows dynamic volumes?
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:05 pm
by serge (staff)
Hello.
Mirror (RAID - 1) plugin is not enabled in that build.
It will become part of the next build that should become available in a few days
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:17 pm
by spiv
Thanks!
Can you explain how the feature works. Sorry for sounding like a newbie but the online help/docs do not explain what this option (when available) will do.
I'm just looking for a quick overview that explains the benefit of using this option and any limitations or additional requirements.
serge (staff) wrote:Hello.
Mirror (RAID - 1) plugin is not enabled in that build.
It will become part of the next build that should become available in a few days
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:10 am
by serge (staff)
Hello.
Mirror plugin enables you to combine two images into a failover mirror to ensure data reliability. This feature emulates RAID 1 support.
When data is written to mirror device it is writen to both images so that second image becomes a mirror of the first (main) image.
The benefit is improved data reliability and when two local images are used to create a mirror there are no usage limitations