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Section 3 - Configuration
RAID
RAID Settings
The DNS-323 supports four different disk configuration types:
Standard
, where each drive is a unique volume,
JBOD
,
which combines both drives in a linear fashion to create one volume, as well as
RAID 0
and
RAID 1
.
Click
Change Drive Settings
to change the current drive
configuration.
All data will be lost when changing
the drive configuration.
A pop-up window will appear with the drive
configuration options:
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What is RAID?
RAID, short for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a combination of two or more disks with the aim of providing
fault tolerance and improving performance.
There are several different levels of RAID, with each providing a different
method of sharing or distributing data amongst the drives.
The DNS-323 supports RAID levels 0 and 1.
RAID 0
RAID 0 provides
data striping
, which spreads
out blocks of data over both drives, but does not
provide data redundancy.
Although performance is improved, the lack of
fault tolerance means that if one drive fails, all
data in the array will be lost.
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 1 provides
mirroring
over both disks, with
the same read/write speed of a single disk.
A
RAID 1 array can only be as large as it’s smallest
member disk.
Because the data is stored on both disks,
RAID 1 provides fault tolerance and protection,
in addition to performance advantages.
RAID 1
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Status
Device Info
LAN Info
Displays the local network settings
of the DNS-323.
Device Info
Displays the workgroup, name,
description and current temperature
of the DNS-323.
Printer Info
Displays information for a connected
USB printer.
Hard Drive
Info
Displays the hard drive information,
including the disk mode, total size,
used and remaining drive space.
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Support
The DNS-323 Support page provides a menu of Support topics explaining the features of the device.
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Mapping a Drive
You can use the D-Link Easy Search Utility to map drives to your computer.
Insert the DNS-323 CD into your CD-ROM
drive.
Click
Easy Search Utility
.
The Easy Search Utility will load and detect any DNS-323 devices that are on the local network.
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