The RAID Option

Unlike mere drive boxes, The Aragon storage/backup system actively manages the 1-3 drives in its quick-change trays. Set your drives to RAID 0,1, or 5. You decide the tradeoff between capacity and redundancy. The Aragon can be outfitted with ATA drives up to 500 GB in size, allowing the following configurations.

• one drive would allow you to store 500 GB
• two drives would allow you to store 1 TB or mirror 500 GB. Mirroring assures no loss of data if one drive malfunctions, since each drive is a full copy of the other.
• Three drives would allow you to store 1.5 TB of information, or 1 TB of RAID 5 protected storage. RAID 5 protects you against any one drive failing, since the data is redundantly distributed can be reconstructed using the remaining two hard drives. And because RAID management is internal on the RAID chipset in the Aragon, your CPU performance is unaffected.

Direct Attach

So easy. Your storage is automatically recognized. And performance? USB 2.0 gives you 480 Mbit/sec, superior to fast ethernet’s 100 Mbit/sec. There is also a 1394 Firewire 400 Mbit/sec port. You can even use JOBD to span several Aragons into one multi-terabyte volume

Complete with Software

Included with the Aragon is a Volume Manager software package that allows you to configure, share and manage your storage for optimal results across a network. One or several RAID 5 volumes can be combined into a resource for network backup or storage expansion, free from the limitations of physical disks or arrays. The Volume Manager has an easy to use Graphical User Interface.

ProcessorPromise Ultra ATA RAID controller Special Hardware Features RAID1-3 drives in quick-change trays InterfaceUSB 2.0 or IEEE 1394 Firewire Drives SizesQty 1-3, 120-500 GB InterfaceEIDE CompatibilityATA/100 Access Time8.5 ms. Average Transfer Rate40 MB/sec. Peak Buffer memory2-8 Mbytes Rotational Speed5,400- 7,200 RPM Software XRAID Volume manager InterfaceGUI CompatibilityWindows2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Warranty and DisclaimerSpecifications subject to change without notice. All trademarks the property of their respective companies. Warranty: One year parts and labor from date of purchase. This warranty is in lieu of all other express warranties which now or hereafter might otherwise arise with respect to this product, implied warranties, including those of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement shall (A) have no greater duration that 1 year from the date of purchase (B) terminate automatically at the expiration of such period and (C) to the extent permitted by law be excluded. In the event this product becomes defective during the warranty period, the purchaser's exclusive remedy shall be repair. Incidental or consequential damages, including without limitation loss of data or inaccurate retrieval of data, arising from breach of any express or implied warranty are not the responsibility of CD Dimensions. and, to the extent permitted by law, are hereby excluded both for property damage, and to the extent not unconscionable, for personal injury damage. Product Datasheet