Seagate 420 User Manual

BlackArmor® NAS User Guide 

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 Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares, and Storage

Volume C: Media Files

You could then create one or more folders (shares) in each volume to suit your needs:

Volume A: Business Files

Share 1: Client Files

Share 2: Financial Files

Share 3: Human Resources Files

Volume B: Backup File Storage

Share 1: Daily Backups

Share 2: Month-end Backups

Volume C: Media Files

Share 1: Music Files

Share 2: Photo Files

Share 3: Video Files

By default, the available storage space in your BlackArmor server is configured into one volume 
that’s protected by RAID 5. 

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks and is a technology that builds redun-
dancy into your storage system to help keep your data safe from disk drive failures and other 
catastrophes.

RAID comes in many levels, which vary according to the amount of protection they provide (and 
how they provide it), and the number of disk drives they support.

By default, your BlackArmor server is preconfigured with RAID 5, which not only stores your data 
safely but also builds in redundant information called parity, which is data that’s used to recon-
struct your files if one of the disk drives in the server fails.

You can choose to use a different level of RAID protection for your volumes—your BlackArmor 
server supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and JBOD (which stands for Just a Bunch of Disks). 
However, RAID 5 is highly recommended as it provides the best level of protection available on 
your BlackArmor server.