NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED - 113
WD SHARESPACE
USER MANUAL
Manage Volume Options
The table below shows available volumes for systems containing one to four drives.
Manage Volume
available options
starting mode + 0 Drives
manual
extend
span
available
+ 1 Drive
manual
extend
span
available
+ 2 Drives
manual
extend
span
available
+ 3 Drives
manual
extend
span
available
- 1 drive - 2 drive - 3 drive
1Drive
span span no
span,
stripe,
mirror
yes
span,
stripe,
RAID 5 yes
span,
stripe,
RAID 5,
two
mirrors yes
2 Drive
span
span,
stripe,
mirror
no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
yes
span,
stripe,
RAID 5 yes span
2 Drive
mirror
span,
stripe,
mirror
no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5 no span
2 Drive
stripe
span,
stripe,
mirror
no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5 no span
3 Drive
span
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
no
span,
Stripe,
RAID 5 yes
span,
stripe,
mirror span
3 Drive
stripe
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
no
span,
Stripe,
RAID 5 no
span,
stripe,
mirror span
3 Drive
RAID 5
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
no
span,
Stripe,
RAID 5 no
span,
stripe,
mirror span
4 Drive
span
span,
Stripe,
RAID5 no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
span,
stripe,
mirror span
4 Drive
stripe
span,
Stripe,
RAID5 no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
span,
stripe,
mirror span
4 Drive
RAID 5
span,
Stripe,
RAID5 no
span,
stripe,
RAID 5
span,
stripe,
mirror span
4 Drive
two mirrors
(each
separate
volume would
have these
options
j
ust as
with a two-
drive mirror)
span,
Stripe,
mirror no span