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HP Dual Port Enterprise - hard drive - 600 GB - SAS-2 AP860A $716.99 ()
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SmartStor DS4600 High Performance Quad Interface RAID 5 Direct Attached Storage
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LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS server 301511U
LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS server
LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS - 5 TB - HD 1 TB x 5 - RAID 0, 5, 6, 10, 5 hot spare - Gigabit Ethernet - iSCSI
PC Mall Part#: 8082540     Manufacturer Part#: 301511U
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LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS server 301525U
LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS server
LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS - 10 TB - HD 2 TB x 5 - RAID 0, 5, 6, 10, 5 hot spare - Gigabit Ethernet - iSCSI
PC Mall Part#: 8082533     Manufacturer Part#: 301525U
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LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS server 9000110U
LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS server
LaCie 5big Network 2 - NAS - 15 TB - HD 3 TB x 5 - RAID 0, 5, 6, 10, 5 hot spare - Gigabit Ethernet - iSCSI
PC Mall Part#: 8764750     Manufacturer Part#: 9000110U
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Promise SmartStor DS4600 - hard drive array DS4600
Promise SmartStor DS4600 - hard drive array
Promise SmartStor DS4600 - Hard drive array - 4 bays ( SATA-300 ) - 0 x HD - FireWire 800, Hi-Speed USB, Serial ATA-300, FireWire 400 (external)
PC Mall Part#: 7866538     Manufacturer Part#: DS4600
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Buffalo Technology TeraStation III NAS server TS-X4.0TL/R5
Buffalo Technology TeraStation III NAS server
Buffalo TeraStation III - NAS - 4 TB - Serial ATA-300 - HD 1 TB x 4 - RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD - Gigabit Ethernet
PC Mall Part#: 7747489     Manufacturer Part#: TS-X4.0TL/R5
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HP Dual Port Enterprise - hard drive - 600 GB - SAS-2 AP860A
HP Dual Port Enterprise - hard drive - 600 GB - SAS-2
HP Dual Port Enterprise - Hard drive - 600 GB - 3.5" - SAS-2 - 15000 rpm - for StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 2000, 2012, 2012 3.5-in, P2000, P2000 3.5-in, P2000 G3
PC Mall Part#: 8055761     Manufacturer Part#: AP860A
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HP StorageWorks FC1142SR - host bus adapter AE311A
HP StorageWorks FC1142SR - host bus adapter
HP StorageWorks FC1142SR - Host bus adapter - PCI Express - 4Gb Fibre Channel - for ProLiant DL120 G6, DL165 G7, DL360 G7, DL380 G7, DL385 G7, DL580 G7, DL585 G7, DL980 G7
PC Mall Part#: 724209     Manufacturer Part#: AE311A
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Equallogic DELL EQUALLOGIC PS6100XV 607798042
Equallogic DELL EQUALLOGIC PS6100XV
PC Mall Part#: 8979025     Manufacturer Part#: 607798042
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LaCie Rikiki Go - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB 301939
LaCie Rikiki Go - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB
LaCie Rikiki Go - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - silver
PC Mall Part#: 8200177     Manufacturer Part#: 301939
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Western Digital WD My Passport Essential WDBACY5000ABK - hard drive - 500 GB - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 WDBACY5000ABK-NESN
Western Digital WD My Passport Essential WDBACY5000ABK - hard drive - 500 GB - SuperSpeed USB 3.0
WD My Passport Essential WDBACY5000ABK - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - midnight black
PC Mall Part#: 8213149     Manufacturer Part#: WDBACY5000ABK-NESN
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Disk Arrays

In today’s day and age, businesses take care of their data as their own treasure. The information oils the business machine to operate. However, there are some cases of disk failures or computer crashes, which may lead to data loss or files being corrupted. It is a big blow for the company which worked to keep the information and data. This scenario may be possible in the near future, and here at PC Mall we recommend to invest on drive array systems also known as Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID).

A Disk array or RAID is a storage device technology that enables the storage of data (to what?) redundantly onto different disks which improves performance and data reliability through error tolerance. Through disk array, if the data has been “mirrored” or duplicated into another disk, it would serve as a backup in case one of the drives failed. Although the data has duplicated on different disk(s), the operating system still reads all of it as one. RAID has also several levels in which it has different functionalities and serves different purposes.

The common RAID formats are:

  • RAID 0 – This level of disk array provides additional storage yet vulnerable to data loss. If one of the disks failed, all disks within the array will also fail since it has zero redundancy and lacks error tolerance.
  • RAID 1 – This particular level enables disk mirroring or duplicating data for different disks.
  • RAID 2 – Synchronized disk rotation which makes high data transfer possible.
  • RAID 3 – Almost as same as RAID 2, yet multiple requests may not be possible.
  • RAID 4 – This disk array setup is one of the most common. It duplicates data however it has a dedicated disk for it. The down side of it is that due to a dedicated disk, it may create write bottlenecks which may reduce the performance of the disk.
  • RAID 5 – The most popular among all RAID setups. It is almost the same as RAID 4 except that the parity data or duplicated data is distributed to all disks, therefore improving not only the performance, but also reducing the risk of losing data within the disk array.
  • RAID 6 – Same as with RAID 5, although doubling the allocation for duplicate data.
  • Like the old maxim, “prevention is better than cure.” That is why PC Mall recommends for businesses to invest in disk or drive arrays, so that you may have peace of mind in securing your data from disk failures. Reliable brands such as HP, Buffalo Technology, Overland Storage, IBM, LaCie and more, all in great and affordable prices that suit your budget.

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