About DSS

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With DSS you can create many 16TB Logical Volumes allowing you to connect using NFS, SMB, AFP and FTP. Additionally we have Software RAID support for RAID 0 , 1, 5 and 6 with combination of the your Hardware RAID you can achieve with our Software RAID a RAID 50. You can expand your existing RAID sets with our Physical Volume resize tool that can be used after you migrate your disks from your hardware RAID controller. Please download our free Demo-CD from our website to test your equipment. Below is the link to access this. You can contact Open-E Sales for additional information +49 (89) 800777-0

http://www.open-e.com/data_storage_s...l_cd_downloads

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Thanks for your answer.

Our system & network admin didn't recommand us to use RAID Software because he says it often fails, is it right with Open-E ?

We plan to buy this server with 8 HD (750GB SATA2) : http://www.actualis.com/app/acheter/...HSAPXFB16.html

With this server, is it possible to do 2 RAID 6 Arrays of 4 disks each (so 1.5 TB/Array) with the hard raid controler, and then, a RAID 0 Hardware of the 2 RAID 6 arrays to make a single logical volume of 3 TB ?

After, when we'll need more space, we'll add 8 more HD in the server, make the same RAID 60 array as the one already in the server and then, merge the two RAID 60 Array into a single logical volume one of 6 TB ?
How mane downtime that evolutive operation will cost ? Is it possible ?

Thanks in advance. I've just ask for the demo-cd.
Aurélien GOUTAL

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Our Software RAID was not designed for any failure rate. If you are concerned then you can use your RAID controllers RAID set capabilities. For your RAID 6 requirements please review your RAID controller specifications. When adding more capacity to your existing RAID set you will need to migrate these drives to your RAID controller then use our Physical Volume resizing function. Then add this to your existing Volume Group this can be done very quickly. You can test this with the Demo-CD along with other functions. Please review the manual as well to properly understand our product.