Raid/Enterprise

The enclosure is connected via SAS-to-SAS cables to the RAID Controller/HBA. The user can use one or two cables to connect to the computer. Two cables will allow a higher throughput, thus allowing the user to enjoy the “performance” mode of the product. For a user with an 8 disk HDD array, or small arrays of slower devices, one cable …

Now, we have the ARC-4036 enclosure connected to the computer via the host adapter and it is time to connect our drives and get down to work! The drives are easy to install but first we must remove one of the trays in its entirety in order to install the devices. Inspecting the trays themselves is going to highlight again …

Lets now briefly cover the monitoring of the unit. We can use the GUI of an attached RAID/HBA controller to view the properties of the controller from your operating system. Here we are using the Areca ARCHTTP graphical user interface. This program is used to control the RAID controller and its various settings. One area that Areca is known for …

This is the Test Bench and a quick click will display it close up.  As you may have guessed, it truly is no ordinary Test Bench, and I have dedicated many many hours creating this build, which has been used in many benchmarking excursions and extreme overclocking sessions. She has even set a few HWBot world records along the way! …

In order to test the sheer IOPS that this unit can pass along using a single raid controller we are going to the SanDisk ESS Lightning LS 300S drives. The maximum IOPS possible through the RAID controller that we have connected to the ARC-4036 is around 460,000 IOPS. There will be no cache used. Cache of a controller can typically …

In order to test the sheer bandwidth that this unit can pass along using a single raid controller we are going to the Patriot WildFire 120 GB SSDs. The maximum throughput that this RAID controller we have connected to the ARC-4036 is around 2.7 Gb/s. There will be no cache used. IOMETER RESULTS The test is with one worker using …

Click for closer inspection  CONCLUSION Having reached the end of our journey, I will admit that it did run a bit longer than expected.. The Areca enclosure is full of tons of features that one wouldn’t really expect to find with a JBOD/expander in its price range. It certainly has a lot of features to cover. The device is well …

As SSD technology continues to radically change the storage landscape, hybrid devices of many varieties are popping up left and right. Today, we are going to look at a device called the RAIDon HyBrid RunneR which is a blend of both HDD, and SSD. Primarily aimed at the user-on-the-go, the RunneR is a very interesting device that allows for data …

As we can see, installation is just as simple as any CD-ROM device; simply slide it into your drive bay and then tighten it into position. It is then as simple as installing a SATA data cable and then connecting power to the device. The device fits snugly and perfectly into a standard 5.25 inch drive bay. Now, I know …

Once the device is physically installed into the computer, the next task is to setup the program that allows us to control and configure the RunneR, the HyBrid GUI (Graphical User Interface) The user can install an operating oystem directly to the drive at this time if it will be used as a boot drive.  Power up the device and …