Soft RAID3 Manual

SoftRAID 3 Manual v.3.6.7 SoftRAID 3 Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Page 3! Understanding SoftRAID 3 - Understanding SoftRAID 3 explains what RAID is and how SoftRAID lets you take advantage of this technology. Page 5! Planning SoftRAID Volumes - Planning your SoftRAID volumes helps you organize your RAID and non-RAID volumes to give you maximum effectiveness and performance. Page 8! Backup Strategies with Mirror Volumes - This section looks further into planning your backup strategy with SoftRAID 3 Mirror volumes. Page 9! SoftRAID and Intel - Learn here about GPT and APM formatted disks and the use of SoftRAID volumes on Intel Macs. Page 10! Using SoftRAID 3 - Using SoftRAID 3 gives you a look at the different parts of the Application and explains the creation of SoftRAID volumes. Check here to learn about Bootable SoftRAID volumes. Page 19! Stripe Essentials - This section gives you the details on optimizing your Stripe volume performance with SoftRAID 3. Page 23! Mirror Essentials - If you are going to be using Mirrors, you will want to read these tips and explanations of SoftRAID 3’s powerful implementation of RAID 1 technology. Page 33! SoftRAID CDs and DVDs - This section details the creation of a SoftRAID Startup CD, as well as Modified System Install and Utility CDs and DVDs. Page 37! Glossary of Menu Items - This section will list each SoftRAID specific menu item and describes its procedures. Page 47! Keeping RAID Volumes Healthy - Failing disks, faulty buses and how they can be avoided are the subject of this section. Check here for special notes on using FireWire disks. Page 49! RAID Scenarios - RAID Scenarios shows four real-life situations describing how SoftRAID is used to solve data storage problems. Page 52! Troubleshooting - Troubleshooting allows for step-by-step procedures to try before e-mailing or calling Tech Support. Apple, Macintosh, FireWire, Final Cut Pro, Apple Disk Utility, and PowerBook are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the US and other countries. SoftRAID and the SoftRAID logo are trademarks of SoftRAID, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their res…